Me 109 attack Southwold 15th May 1943

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Hello,
I'm trying to identify the aircraft that was shot down into the sea off Southwold 15th May 1943. I have a copy of the combat report from a Sgt R.A. Hough of 195 Squadron who claimed to have shot down a Me 109 off Southwold at around 2200 hrs. He was patrolling with Squadron Leader Taylor 2 miles Nth of Southwold when he saw an aircraft flying at zero feet out to sea from Southwold he dived down to the aircraft and recognised it as a Me 109. He fired at the E/A which was hit and he saw the aircraft bounce off the sea twice. A small naval vessel was also firing at the time. Sgt Hough then felt hits on his aircraft and found a second Me 109 on his tail firing at him so pulled up into a steep climbing turn and the second 109 passed underneath him and out to sea. While in the climb he saw the other 109 nose down in the sea. Sgt Hough landed his damaged Typhoon back at Ludham it had been hit in the fuselage, main plane and engine. The damage was first reported as A.A. fire but it was later thought that cannon shell damage was possible.

I thought that it was a Fw190 from Stab/SKG10 that was shot down.


Any help with this would be much appreciated,

Bill