FAA total

[DuncanM]

Originally Posted by keith A

Just a thought but CAM claims are surely RAF except for one?

The CAM claims were by ship launched Sea Hurricane 1As, even if most of the pilots were RAF.

[DuncanM]

Originally Posted by BruceMk11

Has anyone else arrived at a total? Or a total for any of these a/c types?

Cheers,

Bruce

According to David Brown Fairey Fulmar MK I & II, AP 254, there were 112 Fulmar kills.

[BruceMk11]

Thanks for the additional input.

[DuncanM]

I have a copy of Sturtivant's FLEET AIR ARM AIRCRAFT 1939 TO 1945. It gives a very short service history of every FAA aircraft including any approved kill claims. A quick read through the section on the Gloster Sea Gladiator shows a total of 13 aerial kills while the section on the Skua shows 27 kills.

I don't know how accurate these totals are and it involves adding up a number of fractional kills.

[keith A]

I did some work on the Kirkenes raid based on re-reading Send Her Victorious. I have decided that the four claims on this raid are three fighters (2 Bf110 and a Bf109) by the Fulmars of 809 Squadron, by LtCdr VC Grenfell, Lt J Cooper and SLt AER Wilkinson and one by an Albacore that's been discussed before. On a process of elimination can anyone tell me who claimed the Bf109? Based on the text it will be Wilkinson.

regards

Keith