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Re: Albacore at Agnone, Sicily
Hello,
From A-B's The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm (pp.272-8):
Page 273 has a photograph (incorrectly ascribed to 825 Sqn FAA, it should read 826 Sqn FAA). The photo caption reads: Albacore I N4319, No.825 Squadron, Western Desert 1941. The Albacore is coded "4F". Mentioned on p.272 is the following:
In January 1943 the squadron was reunited for a brief respite at Dekheila before flying to Algeria to carry out local patrols and shipping strikes for several months. In June it moved to Malta to provide anti-submarine support for the invasion of Sicily, following which it disbanded at Hal far on 25 August 1943.
See:
The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm.
Sturtivant,Ray
Tonbridge:Air-Britain(Historians),1984.
pp.272-8
Other known examples of the 826 Sqn 4- coding are: Albacores, 4A/N4242; 4B/N4223; 4C/N4323; 4F/N4159; 4G/T9214; 4L/T9172; 4M/X9027; 4M/N4179; 4P/N4229;4Q/L7171, to name a few.
Col.
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