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Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
Can anyone advise the name of the Spitfire pilot, unit and his fate shot down on 26Sep44 near Arnheim. He was seen to have bailed after his plane caught fire.
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Re: Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
ML318/416 Sqn? Shot down by fighters near Arnhem Flt Lt G R Patterson POW
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Re: Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
Chris, Thanks for the reply. I saw the gun camera clips and just wanted to verify who it was in the spitfire that Spate shot down.
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Re: Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
PV186/66Sqdn ? F/Lt W. Rosser. Evaded
MJ779/443Sqdn ? W/O L. Sherwood. Evaded |
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Re: Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
Peter, Were these two pilots shot down by LW fighters on this date?
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Re: Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
Rossner and Sherwood both crash-landed after being hit by flak, and could not have been the pilot you are looking for.
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Re: Spitfire shot down on 26.09.44?
Hello,
Chris is right! Spitfire MkIXB ML-318 416sq RCAF 26-09-1944 Shot down 14.20h SSE of Doetinchem, probably by Maj Wolfgang Spathe, Stab/IV./JG 54. F/Lt G.R Patterson bailed out! Karl Lusink ARGA www.arga-nl.nl |
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