Albacore in Egypt, 1942 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Orwell1984 · #8 9th April 2026, 16:45

Unfortunately not available online.

Quote:

Object description
British officer commanded 821 Naval Air Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm account of operations in Egypt, 1942
Content description
REEL 1 Account of operations commanding 821 Naval Air Sqdn, Fleet Air Arm in Egypt, 1942: move into Western Desert for anti-submarine and flare dropping duties; technique of flare dropping; attempts to locate advancing Africa Korps columns prior to Battle of El Alamein; role illuminating targets behind Axis lines; sight of artillery barrage during first night of Battle of El Alamein, 23/10/1942; hazards of flare dropping.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80002486

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Soviet SB-bomber shot down in southern Lake Ladoga 11 November 1942	Carl-Fredrik Geust	Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces	8	1st April 2026 12:45
Flt Sgt S C Cosburn & Flt Lt E L Neal, 401 Sqn	Chris Goss	Allied and Soviet Air Forces	3	23rd August 2025 08:22
Henry STARKE, Date of loss in 1942	Alex Smart	Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces	9	11th May 2025 07:33
1 P.R.U. ORB - May 1942?	wwrsimon	Allied and Soviet Air Forces	0	20th January 2025 12:55
1435 squadron flight commanders in 1942	keith A	Allied and Soviet Air Forces	1	12th November 2024 15:45