14th February 1945
Location: Pakkokku, Burma (or India?)
Harvard attacked by a Spitfire of No.17 Squadron. Fg Offr Rathwell when on patrol over bomb line attacked an enemy ac that turned out to be a harvard. the Harvard crash landed in a paddy field and neither of the crew were injured.
Approx 0700 hours.
There is a detailed combat report by Rathwell available.
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I have not been able to identify the unit or the air crew of this Harvard that ws downed.
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Added after an hour !
Date of Crash 14 Feb 45 Aircraft Type Harvard IIb
Serial Number KF106 Unit 42 Sqn
Pilot details Fg Offr R B Jackson & Plt Offr Ashley
Details Photograph sortie for smoke laying mission DAM BY Spitfire of 17 Sqn and Cr L Meiktila to escape gun fire. Crew slightly injured. Map Ref PP250790. Pilot slightly injured and passenger in right arm by shell splinter. Cat AC. 132RSU.
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=KF106