Attack on Mostar airfield, Yugoslavia, 29 November 1943

[Boris Ciglic]

On 29 November 1943 seven Allied fighters attacked Mostar airfield and damaged seven German aircraft on the ground. Any clue about their unit?

Cheers,
Boris

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

No.2 Sqn SAAF Spitfires:

On 28 November (1943), a dozen Spitbombers of 2 Sqn - now with four 20 mm cannon each - attacked trains and rolling stock on the Dubrovnik-Metkovic line and killed a number of the enemy on the Dubrovnik-Stano road just east of the railway. Inland at Mostar next day, a low-level attack on the aerodrome destroyed four and damaged nine enemy aircraft, set some vehicles alight and silenced two flak posts. A Bf109F was also damaged in a brush with Lt D. V. Ducasse, but Lt C. M. D. Reitz failed to return. His fate was unknown until 18 January 1944, when there were loud cheers in 2 Sqn officers' mess as the BBC announced that he was a prisoner of war in Germany.

See:
Eagles Victorious: The Operations of the South African Forces over the Mediterranean and Europe, in Italy, the Balkans and the Aegean, and from Gibraltar and West Africa.
Martin,H.J. & N Orpen.
Cape Town:Purnell,1978(2nd.imp.)
p.90

Col.

[Boris Ciglic]

Col,

Fantastic! Thank you very much! I just found the 2 (SAAF) Sqn ORB at NA site (and it is for free).

http://discovery.nationalarchives.go...on&name=Search

The date is 29 November and it fits perfectly

Cheers,
Boris