Spitfire photos on ebay . . . details of losses???

[ssg keay]

Ahhemmm, can someone explain to me how the Spitfire ended up on the German side of the channel if the combat with Steinhof was supposed to be near Dover? I mean after all those troops just don't seem very British at all...lol

[Christer Bergström]

ssg Keay, Kroczynski was first shot down by Steinhoff in May 1941 but survived and returned to service. Then he was shot down a second time - due to Norman Franks's "RAF Fighter Command Losses" on 22 August 1942 (or maybe 20 August 1942, due to Franek Grabowski's post above). It obviously was on the second occasion that his Spitfire came down in France.

[Franek Grabowski]

Sorry, I have checked in the book instead of my tables and misread the information. Of course it was 22 August and the mission was NOT Circus but Rhubarb.
306 did not fired a shot during 19 May 1941 combat - it was a series of misfortunes that led to such a result. Operations have led the Squadron on a small group of 109s bellow but failed to notice a larger group until the last moment. Just about the German attack had to start, leader's aircraft have had a serious malfunction and was forced to break. Finally, a warning by one of the pilots was not heard. In effect of this sortie, Polish Wing dropped section of three formation and started to fly early finger four one.

[Christer Bergström]

"I have checked in the book instead"

Which book?

[Franek Grabowski]

http://wysylkowo.pl/product_info.php?products_id=51659