Ju-52 damaged/lost Aug 17th 1943 off Livorno

[wwrsimon]

Hello again everyone

One more 14 Squadron claim if anyone can help. On August 17th 1943, Marauder FK142 'R' flown by W/C Maydwell attacked a Ju-52.

The 14 Sqn ORB entry has the following:

August 17th 1942
Marauder Mk. I FK142/R “Dominion Triumph” [ex 41-7363]
Recce
Up: 12.39
Down: 21.08
16.06 – Imperia Harbour – 1 tk. [tanker] 6,000 tons, 1 M/V 6,000 tons close to shore. 16.36 – Spezia – 2 E/B, 1 M/S, 1 Littorio in harbour and 1 S/R. 16.44 FSKT 4535 – attacked 2 [sic - see below] Ju-52 co. 160º 170 feet hits seen. 19.04 NTWJ 0341 – 2 dinghies with 8 occupants.

I've got hold of the books 'Winged Promises' and 'Winged Crusaders' about 14 Squadron. The rear gunner of FK142, Gil Graham, describes the event in 'Winged Promises' on page 214:

"We then moved south and just off Leghorn [Livorno] we attacked a lone Junkers Ju 52, but their gunner hit back, and caused some damage to the nose of our aircraft. Once again the top turret gave problems and we had to break off the engagement, having inflicted considerable damage to the Ju 52. It was possible that he did not get back to base."

Is it possible to match a Ju-52 that was lost or damaged on that date and place?

Many thanks

Simon