A couple of ?? I got from the JG26 war diary...

[NickM]

OK;

Who was the Wing Commander who led the Digby Wing on it's November 8, 1941 mission; As I read in 'Diary', the commander had never flown in combat before & led the wing that day; he ended up getting himself shot down, along with a number of his wing mates...and most interestingly, where does the story of this guy appear in unit histories or personal recollections/memoirs?

and

Wilfried Sieling, the Geschwader Adjutant was shot down & killed; the Diary noted a Spitfire managed to only fire a single bullet that struck Sieling & killed him...AND I was wondering how that was figured out: I don't mean to turn this into 'CSI-Pas-de_Calais' but I am interesting in hearing about it...I presume either a pilot reported he was able to fire only one shot or there was an autopsy...

thanks ahead of time;

[kaki3152]

Nov 8.1941 -- W/C D. R. Scott - 616 Sq - Circus 110 Shot down by Fw-190, buried at Dunkirk Age 35.

Fighter command Losses 1939-1941-Franks

[Juha]

Hello Nick
most probably means that Germans found only one hit from Sieling's plane.

Juha

[Juha]

And I have a question of my own about W/Cs of the Digby Wing, who was the W/C who was wounded on 25 Apr 42 (WiA, Fw190)? And who succeeded him?

TIA
Juha

[NickM]

Originally Posted by Juha

Hello Nick
most probably means that Germans found only one hit from Sieling's plane.

Juha

Exactly what I wanted to determine; did the Germans examine the wreckage & find only that single bullet strike or did an RAF pilot's crew chief find that the pilot only fired one shot...

[Bruce Lander]

Hi Juha,

the Digby Wing leader wounded on 25 April 1942 was W/Cdr H.P.Blatchford

Cheers

Bruce Lander

[NickM]

Originally Posted by Bruce Lander

Hi Juha,

the Digby Wing leader wounded on 25 April 1942 was W/Cdr H.P.Blatchford

Cheers

Bruce Lander

Is that the same guy as "Cowboy" Blatchford?

[Juha]

Thanks a lot, Bruce!

Juha