Elba attack September 1943

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Larry deZeng

... the only source that comes to mind would be the daily reports from the RAF "Y" Service wing operating in the Central Mediterranean.
L.

I rarely look at material from 1943 but No. 329 Wing was the relevant RAF "Y" unit through to the end of 1944, when it returned to the UK. I am really only familiar with the records of its successor, No. 276 Wing.

I've just taken a look at the National Archives index and there is this (on microfilm) that may help: AIR 51/293 "No 329 Wing: reports and returns 01/11/1943 - 29/02/1944". The problem with these reels is that the item you find in the index may turn out to be one page or a hundred - no way to tell until you look.

On paper there is: AIR 40/2253 "R.A.F. Wireless Intelligence Service, French North Africa (Wing 329): periodical reports" (July-December 1943). The Wing's Operations Record Book for the same period is AIR 26/436 but it is doubtful if that would give much detail.