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10th February 2018, 21:10
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Re: Friendly fire WWII
14th February 1945
Location: Pakkokku, Burma (or India?) Harvard attacked by a Spitfire of No.17 Squadron. Fg Offr Rathwell when on patrol over bomb line attacked an enemy ac that turned out to be a harvard. the Harvard crash landed in a paddy field and neither of the crew were injured. Approx 0700 hours. There is a detailed combat report by Rathwell available. ---------------- I have not been able to identify the unit or the air crew of this Harvard that ws downed. ---------------- Added after an hour ! Date of Crash 14 Feb 45 Aircraft Type Harvard IIb Serial Number KF106 Unit 42 Sqn Pilot details Fg Offr R B Jackson & Plt Offr Ashley Details Photograph sortie for smoke laying mission DAM BY Spitfire of 17 Sqn and Cr L Meiktila to escape gun fire. Crew slightly injured. Map Ref PP250790. Pilot slightly injured and passenger in right arm by shell splinter. Cat AC. 132RSU. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=KF106 Last edited by JaganP; 10th February 2018 at 21:40. 
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