Curtiss SOC Opponents, Sicily

[JoeB]

Thanks for the replies so far, but actually I already mentioned the two JG53 credits in my opening post, as well as suggesting the other losses might have been to Italian fighters. My question is whether anyone has specific knowledge of whether that's true and *which* Italian units.

Joe

[JoeB]

Anybody? If Italian fighter units v SOC's, which ones?

Joe

[Morten Jessen]

Hi Joe,

I have nothing to add, som a bit to exclude. As far as I can see in my listing none of the Fw 190 units stationed in the area made any aerial claims on 10 July.

Cheers
Morten

[Jan Bobek]

Joe,

do you have access to the book Spitfires over Sicily? It gives some details about missions flown by floatplanes on July 10.

cheers

[JoeB]

Originally Posted by Jan Bobek

Joe,

do you have access to the book Spitfires over Sicily? It gives some details about missions flown by floatplanes on July 10.

Thanks for that suggestion. I got the book recently, had been meaning to get it anyway for general reading. But, the only place the USN cruiser floatplanes are mentioned AFAICT, p. 126, doesn't really add to what's already been stated: only mentions 2 losses of the Boise's a/c, not the other ships, only mentions the single JG53 credit mentioned above by way of explanation, and mislabels the USN a/c as OS2U's (they were definitely SOC's); but of course Spitfires not cruiser floatplanes are the main focus of the book.

Joe