Claim by 277 Sqn Lysander-crew 1942

[phasselgren]

Hi,

According to Tony Wood’s combat claims & casualties lists a Lysander crew of No.277 Sqn claimed a probable FW 190 off Shoreham on the 11th August 1942.
On the online collections of Combat reports (the National Archives) there are two names, W/O Peat and F/Sgt Wirdnam, but on the 12 th August.

Was it W/O Peat and F/Sgt Wirdnam that made the claim and what date is correct?

Thanks in advance
Peter

[Leendert]

Peter,

No luck (so far), but W/O Peat may be identified as W/O Norman W. Peat (RCAF), who later in the war flew with 283 Squadron in the Med, also in ASR duties. He's listed as missing on 27-5-1943.

Regards,

Leendert

[Frank Olynyk]

I have this claim as a FW-190 probable, at 0543 on Aug 12, 1942, 4-5 m off Selsey Bill, in Lysander IIIa V9545. Sources: Fighter Command Combats & Casualties, 20Aug; CR: Air 50/108-11&13.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[phasselgren]

Thanks for the information,

Frank,
A follow up questions: are crew names included in Fighter Command Combats & Casualties or is it just the squadron numbers.

Leendert,
If you find anything more on Peat and Wirdnam it is welcome.

Cheers,
Peter

[Frank Olynyk]

Peter,
FC3, as I code it, does not have crew names. Type claimed plus dest/prob/dam, time, and location (not necessarily as exact as in the combat report). And FC3 only covers operations by Fighter Command, 2nd TAF. And not Bomber Command.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[phasselgren]

Frank,

Bomber Command has documents with Combats & Casualties but also the Monthly Supplementary Narrative of Operations with following info:

date/Group/squadron/a/c identity (only letter)/position/time/height/type of E/A/short summary of combat/claim (destroyed, probable or damaged)

These inludes claims by 100 Group Mosquitos. Unfortunately the oldest document found at the National Archives is from January 1943.

Cheers,
Peter