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He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
Hi guys
Apparently a He111 of TG30 was shot down by RAF or US fighters off Sardinia on 18 August 1943. Can anyone confirm this, please? Any relevant claims? Cheers Brian |
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Re: He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
Brian-referring to the post on the other board it says engine failure, no mention of enemy aircraft
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Re: He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
Hi,
from my notes: 3 He111's were claimed by 153 Squadron on this date ! 2 by S/Ldr.Willson and 1 by P/O.Moss No details of location or time Bruce Lander |
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Re: He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
Hi,
No fighter claims match this, that I am aware of, so engine failure is most likely. 153 Sqns three claims were near Bizerte just before midnight on night 18/19 August. Keep up the good work Brian Cheers Russell |
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Re: He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
Thanks guys
Most interesting. Cheers Brian |
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Re: He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
Hi, is there any details in any of the several books available on Skorzeny :-
Skorzeny's Special Missions: The Memoirs of Hitler's Most Daring Commando by Otto Skorzeny. Commando Extraordinary: Otto Skorzeny by C.Foley Hitler's Commando: The Daring Missions of Otto Skorzeny and the Nazi Special Forces, by C.Messenger Skorzeny by C.Whiting For Germany: The Otto Skorzeny Memoirs by L.Craig & H.P.Taylor Skorzeny, Hitlers Commando by Glenn B. Infield Bruce Lander |
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Re: He111 TG30 shot down 18/8/43 off Sardinia?
This might be interesting . . . Rescue of Mussolini translated from the German.
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/s...3coll8/id/4501 Disclaimer - I've downloaded it already, but, other than perusing the table of contents, I have not read it. It sits with a gazillion others in my "read these someday" folder. Not being related to the Pacific it has a lower priority for me. Rich |
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