[Russell]

Tom and Drew

It depends how you read it I suppose, its a beautifully imprecise account of the days activities. Not as bad as one I have found for Vol 5 on the Aegean when two Beaufighter Squadrons sent out a joint patrol, both ORBS mention the patrol, but only one states their was a fight and claims losses and it was not the unit suffering the losses! Back to 7 April given the afternoon bomber escort was to the location mentioned in Stennings diary and nothing happened, then the morning comes back into play. That only leaves why people not on the morning mission appeared in the RAF Commands forum as sharing the claim, when they were all on the afternoon mission????.

Maybe somebody else tried reverse reading the ORB!. It really is one of the worst ones I have read. Not only because of lack of detail, but random bits of it are missing. Try finding the page in the 540 for 17th March 44, I cannot.

Currently working on VOL 5, but if anyone wants to help with additions/corrections to Vols 1 to 4, let me know as it looks as though we will have space for a corrections update section. A lot of the updates relate to the Air 81 files that were not out when we did Vols 1-3, and also a lot more info about on Luftwaffe losses that are not in the books.

I shall see if I have the relevant group/wing war diary and see what it says.

Cheers


Russ