241 Sqn RAF loss, 24 July 1944

[Juha]

"It's nice that people are still taking an interest in this book "

Nick,
why not, it's a classic. Your team made a wonderful job!

Juha

[Laurent Rizzotti]

I agree with Juha, your book is a classic and is still the best source available on his subject (the AXIS air activities) AFAIK. We can now add details that were out of your reach as the time (for example the name of the German recon pilot claiming a victory on the date considered) but the book is still a very good reference.

Anyway I may have found the missing RAF pilot, by doing what I should have done first, rather than posting a thread here. I checked the Malta Memorial and the only name recorderd for the 24 July 1944 is a Flg Off Douglas Gordon Bennett of 241 Sqn, so he probably was the "Black Two" shot down by the recon Bf 109.

It could be confirmed by the ORB but it is not in my immediate plans.

Thanks for your time

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti

We can now add details that were out of your reach at the time (for example the name of the German recon pilot claiming a victory on the date considered) but the book is still a very good reference.

The German victory claim lists appeared a few years too late for us, unfortunately! The research on the book was finished in 1992 but for some reason (sheer inefficiency, perhaps?) Airlife did not manage to publish it until 1996.

Jochen Prien's JG 77 Band IV came out as we were correcting the prooofs: he had additional material but nothing that compelled us to make any changes. I have become aware of a number of mistakes over the years (mostly not too serious) but I'm afraid I haven't been keeping a list although Ghostbombers corrects some innaccuracies over times or dates of the night combats.