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Re: Capt. Kershaw's Hurricane Mk.I code letter
Hello,
Based on Michael Schoeman's work, Springbok Fighter Victory SAAF Fighter Victory SAAF Fighter Operations 1939-1945 - Volume 1 - East Africa - 1940 - 1941 (p.140):
15th March, 1941
3 Sqdn: Hurricane I: raid on Diredawa: t/o 10h45.
280: W - Capt. JE Frost s/d one CR32.
287: S - Capt. SvB Theron s/d one CR3.
293: U - Lt. DR Clyde Morley ) shared one CR32 s/d
.....: ? - Lt. AS Venter)
Diredawa Main strafed by Frost (one Savoia destr & one damaged, and one CR or Ro37 damaged). Theron (one Savoia destr). Morley and Venter (shared one Caproni or Savoia damaged). Diredawa satellite strafed by Theron (one CR or Ro37 destr). Capt. NC Harvey (one CR or RO destr). & three CR or Ro types damaged by all six pilots.
3 Sqdn: Hurricane I: raid on Diredawa: t/o 15h40/45.
294: X - Capt. NC Harvey s/d KIA by ground fire: crashed on Diredawa airfield.
280: W - Capt. NE Frost damaged one CR or Ro37 on the ground then s/d by ground fire & f/landed on Diredawa satellite: see next entry.
284: J - Lt. RH Kershaw landed under fire & rescued Capt. JE Frost.
287: S - Capt. SvB Theron destr two Savoias on ground.
293: U - Lt. DR Clyde Morley damaged one Savoia on the ground.
Col.
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