Lt Blyth Ritchie

[keith A]

This pilot made several claims on 8th and 14th May 1944 while flying the Hellcat Mk1.

On 8th May he made the only claim for a Fw190A credited to an FAA pilot, and on the 14th he made a number of claims for He115s during another sweep in Norwegian waters.

I can't find a loss for a Fw190 of JG5 on 8th May (Bf109s yes, Fw190 no). Were any Fw190 in this combat?

For the claims on 14th May I find sources differ. He is credited with 1 in the air, and another shared with LCdr Orr, and 2 damaged on the water but some sources indicate only the shared claim, and perhaps the damaged claims are shared destroyed.

Any thoughts will be appreciated.