RAF Mustang Victory credits List?

[drgondog]

Is there a source detailing RAF victory credits for the Mustang?

Thank you in advance.

Bill Marshall

[Frank Olynyk]

Bill,
Nothing published as far as I know. What do you need? Specifics, or generalities? ETO? MTO? Nothing in the Far East.

Enjoy!

Frank.

[smokie]

Hello Bill,
RAF Mustang Information is very scarce but I think that you will find most of what you require in this Book - One of very few covering RAF Mustang Squadrons.

"RAF Mustang & Thunderbolt Aces" by Andrew Thomas Published by Osprey Publications.
ISBN: 978-1-84603-979-9 - This should be readily Available around the £12-15.00 mark.
Look on Evil Bay if stuck

I am always looking for anything on 122 Squadron - Mustang III or even rarer MkIV.

All the Best - Keith.

[Chris Goss]

Keith
You might be interested to know that I have a copy of the unofficial 122 Sqn diary. No photos I am afraid

[smokie]

Hello Chris,

That is very Interesting indeed! - Is it in Hard Copy or Electronic Format such as .pdf? - Would love to obtain a copy of this somehow?
I have been very lucky personally in so far as due to the wonderful Help from People on this Web-Site & the archives of RAAF Point Cook in obtaining the Log Book of W/O Gordon Watkins a dear Family Friend who was one of 6 Aussies from 122 Sqn repatriated back to Oz in late 1945.

Many thanks - Keith.

[karl lusink]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Keith
You might be interested to know that I have a copy of the unofficial 122 Sqn diary. No photos I am afraid

Hello Chris,
Is there something in the unofficial 122 Sqn diary about P/O Thorne?
Thorne was killed at Velp near Arnhem, september 10, 1944.
Mustang IIIB
Regards
Karl Lusink
ARGA

[Chris Goss]

The diary is in 2 volume hard coppy.

Karl: for 10 Sep 44 it says:

At 0903 hrs Flt Lt Wright took off with Sqn on an armed recce in the Zwolle, Lingen, Munster, Arnhem area. Again considerable movement was seen and after a hectic 3/4 hour strafing, the bag came to 6 engines severely damaged, 2 damaged, 2 small engines blown up completely, 3 tugs severely damaged, 1 tug damaged, 2 MET destroyed, 5 probables & 7 damaged. Unfortunately P/O Thorne DFC has not returned from this operation and it is hoped he may have baled out and is already on his way back

[Frank Olynyk]

Karl,
Thorne's biography was written by Olive Floyd and published by the family, as Pilot Officer James Neale Thorne, RAF, DFC, 1919-1944. Numerous copies are available online. I use used.addall.com to start searching, and then check abebooks.com. (for some reason, addall.com doesn't seem to search abebooks.com very well).

Enjoy!

Frank.

[drgondog]

Frank - I am interested in the grand total to be found in some magic repository I suppose...I have ID'd the ETO and working on MTO now. I have always been skeptical regarding the many 'on-line' accounts for totals simply because I don't believe that the research regarding the arrivals and ops dates for all AAF squadrons are as accurate as yours when the 51 replaced P-47, Spit, etc.. My foundation for AAF/Mustang vc's start with your Aces High and weave through various squadron histories for audit purposes.

Looking at MACR's has also been a 'good' marker for the P-51 operations dates.

[drgondog]

Keith - thank you. I will look for it.