Mc202s in Dodecanese Oct/Nov 1943?

[veltro]

As done in the other related thread, I seize the opportunity to thank Byron for his contribute.

I am enclosing a reduced image of the list where Serg. Sancristoforo is reported as KIA. It is clearly readable the "L.02808" attributed to the German Unit.



It could certainly be a typing error instead of "L.02708", but allow me to still mantain a small percentage of possibility that it could mean something else (eventually a list of codes linked to...?)

At any rate, the typing error is the most logical explaination and the report Byron attached seems to give no space to the presence of Italian pilots (or, at least, did ignore that).

[byron-]

Hi Ferdinando,

have news for you,

2./Aufklärungsgruppe 125

FF. Sancristoforo Domeniko (+), Cant Z 506 100% m. BF. Uffz. Werner Schmidt aus 2./126 (+), 1. Wart Uffz. Fritz Sardemann (+), 1. Wart Ogfr. Johann Wulf (+), 1. Wart Ogfr. Erich Buschke (+), Uffz. Schuh der RV-Kp. z.b.V. 6 (+) Karpathos, Beschuss von 4 Beaufighter vom Sqn. 47, 14.12.43 zw. Insel Kassos und Kreta,


I had his loss in my book but didn`t notice it.
The L 02 808 is surly a Fp.Nr. it schould be 02 708.


Conclusion: There were italian airmen in the Luftwaffe after the armistice, but not many of them, Domenico was an exception.



byron

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi.

Here is the original loss record from GenQu:

http://www.aviationhistory.no/ref_db...?lossid=108821

Regards,
Andreas B

[veltro]

Friends, you really made my day...!

This entry (Byron, thanks...really) debunk a lot of things and - at least - gives us the real reason and facts about the death of poor Serg. Sancristoforo.

May I dare to say that this info almost puts the rest of the story of Italian flying for/with the Germans after the Armistice in the Aegean...?

But until a slim chance exists that there are some proofs of that, I think it would be fair to wait further.

I think however that this is a proof of how much can be found when the knowledge of many is focused on even a small detail.

[Gianandrea Bussi]

THanks to all of you for this very interesting thread!

Gianandrea