Fleet Air Arm action

[JoeB]

Originally Posted by E Sims

And there was reportedly but one FM-2 damaged . . . does anyone know who was flying the damaged FM-2?

On another forum someone presented info apparently from original reports saying this a/c, technically a Wildcat VI as already mentioned, was seriously enough damaged to be jettisoned on return to Searcher, IIRC. I can't Google my way back to it now. Does anyone else have similar information? I've never seen it mentioned in published works, but OTOH accounts of this incident in books sometimes don't mention any damage to the Wildcats.

Also, a post on this board says JG 5 claimed 6 'Martlets' during the British 'Operation Prepix' at this time,
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...945-%96-Norway
though the list of LW claims in Norway on the excellent 'Luftwaffe in Norway' site doesn't mention any after Mar 12.
http://www.luftwaffe.no/claim1.htm
Details on the Bf 109G-6's lost in this action are on this page of the site
http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/Losses/tap45.html

Joe