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He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan42
Sam McHardy was in a dog-fight with a He 115 on 15 January 1942 whilst photographing a cluster of German Merchantman.
Claimed as a probable could anyone confirm ? Regards Andy B Last edited by andy bird; 27th June 2017 at 18:13. |
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan41
No loss or damage (more than 10%) to any Luftwaffe seaplanes reported on or around 15. January 1941. Could you give the approx. area of the alleged combat.
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan41
Hello,
No.404 Squadron was formed on 15th April, 1941 at Thorney Island. I thought 42139 Edric Hartgill McHARDY RAF (NZ), was on No.248 Squadron (or 235 Squadron). Col. |
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan41
He was on 248 but 404 needed an officer to command B Flight with the right temperament. Posted July 21st 1941 with his navigator Sims following on 31st.
Andy |
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan41
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He has given know indication in his memories of the position, except his crew were taking photographs of a convoy near Bergen. Quarter of an hour afterwards he sighted the 115. I'll pull the ORB pages tomorrow. Andy |
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan41
Andy,
I think you have typoed the date of the combat. It is actually Jan 15, 1942. Enjoy! Frank.
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan41
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Cheers for pointing the typo out Frank Andy |
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Re: He.115 combat with 404 Blenheim 15Jan42
This does not help much. I have no He 115 accident or loss on or around 15. January 1942. No other seaplanes accidents on the West-coast of Norway was reported.
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