Italian Night Fighters - Milan - 13/14th Feb. 1943

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Hello Hakan,
Thanks indeed for adding news about Cesare Balli, who unfortunately I am unable to obtain more DATA. I´ve checked Jan Safarik Air Aces homepage and he is NOT even mentioned here! Was this claim granted to him?
Do you have more information about what the marking of the CR.42 he was flying? Was he shot down or hit during the combat? Was he from 59º Gruppo or 60º?
Answering GIANANDREA:
The 101 Squadron´s Lancaster was flown by Sgt. Ivan Henry HAZARD ( who got a CGM ). The gunner who claimed the Fiat CR.42 was F/Sgt. George Frederick Dove, DFM ( who also got a CGM ). The Navigator, P/O Frederick William Gaze was awarded a DSO. Unfortunately I do not have neither the serial number, neither the aircraft code of their machine, who was seriously damaged but got home.
HAKAN, If my memory do not fail, you had a fantastic site about the biplane aces of WW2. I tried to find it but got no joy...it seems to have vanished...
Well, thanks indeed. Wish you success with the book which seems very interesting, by the way!
ADRIANO