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12th February 2007, 19:56

Bruce Lander Bruce Lander is offline

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Re: 80 Sqn 16 Mar 43

Hi Chris;

the combat you mention is touched upon in "STRIKE TRUE -The Story of80 Squadron RAF" by C.F.Shores (Air Britain 1986)
on pp 30 he writes that on 16th March 1943 two Hurricanes were scrambled from Bu Amud in the early morning flown by W/O Smathers & F/Sgt.McCloy,
they intercepted a Ju.88 and claimed it as probably destroyed. ( in the appendix listing the unit claims F/Sgt McCloy is noted as McElroy ! )

Bruce Lander

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