[Alex Smart]

Hello Michael,

414th NFS
27/07/43 - Capt. Charnley K. Atwater (P).
27/07/43 - F/O. David L. McAbee (R/O).

29/07/43 - Lt. George J. Holbig (P).
29/07/43 - F/O. Irving Wohl ( R/O).

18/08/43 - Capt. Earl T. Smith (P).
18/08/43 - (R/O) ?

26/11/43 - 2Lt. Francis B. Clark (P).
26/11/43 - Lt. Abraham M. Goodman (R/O).
26/11/43 - Lt. Allemande.
This claim was for an He177 into the sea. On 17/07/50 Capt. Clark claimed a Yak 9 while flying in an F-80.

23/01/44 - 1Lt. James R. Anderson (P).
23/01/44 - F/O. John A. Armstrong (R/O).
23/01/44 - Jack Gamble (P).
23/01/44 - Joe Owen ( R/O).
The above two crews jointly claimed a Do217.

23/01/44 - F/O. Clyde W. George (P).
23/01/44 - F/O. Herbert C. Penn (R/O).
This claim was for an He177K , Oblt. Georg Dietrich of KG40 off Corsica at 1750 hrs, a/c dived into the ground.

23/01/44 - 1Lt. Albert L. Jones (P).
23/01/44 - F/O. John Rudovsky (R/O).
This claim may well be in error as it matches that of the 23/12/44 below ?

06/08/44 - Capt. John F. Patterson (P).
06/08/44 - Lt. Roy E. Patton (R/O).
This claim was for a Ju88 into the sea.

23/12/44 - 1Lt. Albert L. Jones (P).
23/12/44 - F/O. John Rudovsky (R/O).
This claim was for a Ju87 of NSG 9, and was the Squadrons last Beaufighter claim.

04/02/45 - 2Lt. Orin K. Goodrich (P).
04/02/45 - 2Lt. Raymond J. Lane ( R/O).

07/04/45 - 1Lt. Albert L. Jones (P).
07/04/45 - 2Lt. John Rudovsky (R/O).

08/04/45 - 1Lt. Albert L. Jones ( P).
08/04/45 - 2Lt. John Rudovsky ( R/O).

09/04/45 - 1Lt. Robert P. Lutz (P).
09/04/45 - 2Lt. Wallace A. Morrissette ( R/O).

10/04/45 - 1Lt. Thomas J. Greenfield (P).
10/04/45 - 2Lt. Joseph E. Swartz ( R/O).

Alex