[Adriano Baumgartner]

Salut Gilles.

Do not know if you do have that info..but this is what I found.

12 July 1944
132 Squadron – 18:45hs – Spit IX, serial NH529 code A – F/L M. Graham (Wounded) around Lisieux
13 July 1944
442 Squadron – around 17:15hs – Spit IX, serial MK772, code P – lost control chasing Fw 190 in cloud near Lisieux. Pilot F/L A W Roseland KIA.
197 Squadron – around 18:25/30 – Typhoon IB, serial MN209, code A – collided with Bf 109 South of Lisieux – pilot F/O K A J Trott (Pow) bailed out.
19 July 1944
Three Typhoons from 266 Squadron shot down by Bf 109’s N of Lisieux, around 20:30hs. All pilots KIA. If you need, I will inform more later.
24 July 1944
401 Squadron – around 17:25hs – Spit IX, serial MJ231 – hit by Flak, belly landed near Lisieux. Pilot F/L W R Tew (evaded OK).
25 July 1944
453 Squadron – around 15:45 – Spit IX, serial NH494, code T, shot down by Bf 109 5 miles SW of Lisieux. Pilot W/O A. W. Dowding (POW).
27 July 1944
453 Squadron – around 07:30hs – Spit IX, serial PL315, code Z, shot down by Flak 5 miles SW of Lisieux. Pilot W/O A H J Harris (KIA); Spit IX, serial PL196,code S, shot down by Flak crash landed around Lisieux, CAT B. Pilot W/O A J Boulton (fate unknown to me).
31 July 1944
302 Squadron – around 19:55hs – Spit IX, serial MJ945 – shot down by Flak SW of Falaise. Pilot F/Sgt J S Szadkowski (POW). SOLE POLE SO FAR found….
2 August 1944
132 Squadron – around 17:00hs – Spit IX, serial NH481, code A – hit by flak Lisieux, crash landed. Pilot W/O V C Parker (Fate unknown to me)

Stopped on 15th August.

All information above from the incredible work of Shores and Thomas on their 3 volumes, The 2nd TAF, ISBN 1-903223-41-5; which I fully recommend to all.

Maybe the Polish Flight Sergeant of 302 Squadron may be your man....maybe....need further clarification and cross checks.

Cheerio
Baumgartner