414 NFS Claim 23 Jan 44

[Chris Goss]

Can anyone tell me the identity of the 414 NFS crew that shot down the He 177 flown by Oblt Georg Dietrich of 4/KG 40 off Corsica at 1750 hrs on 23 Jan 44?

[Brian]

Hi Chris

2/Lt Cyde W. George with Flight Officer Herbert C. Penn on radar.

Happy New Year

Brian

[Chris Goss]

Ta-and the same to you. Up to April 1944 on Vol 2 of Sea Eagles and this is something for the footnotes (proving how disastrous the He 177 was over Anzio!)

[Alex Smart]

Hi Chris,

You probably already know, but just in case.

Also on the 23/1/44 1Lt. James R. Anderson with F/O John A. Armstrong together with Jack Gamble with Joe Owen jointly claimed a Do217.

It looks as though only Anderson and Armstrong were granted the claim.

On the 6th August 44 Capt John F. Patterson with Lt. Roy E. Patton claimed a Ju88. While on the 23rd December 44 1Lt Albert L. Jones with F/O. John Rudovsky claimed a Ju87 of NSG 9(?) the last Beaufighter claim from this squadron.

Further Squadron claims were 4th Feb, 7th ,8th, 9th and 10th April 45.

Happy New year

Alex

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Alex but I am only interested in this one combat as it illustrates how disastrous the missions flown by II/KG 40 were over the beachhead

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Alex Smart

Hi Chris,

On the 6th August 44 Capt John F. Patterson with Lt. Roy E. Patton claimed a Ju88. While on the 23rd December 44 1Lt Albert L. Jones with F/O. John Rudovsky claimed a Ju87 of NSG 9(?) the last Beaufighter claim from this squadron.

The Ju 88 was from KG 77 and the Ju 87 was - as you suggest - from NSG 9.