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Spitfire EN844
This aircraft is identified in AH as being flown by Chris LeRoux of 91 Squadron during September -October 1942. However according to this website
http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search/ EN844 was shot down by JG26 on 23 September (over a month before AH claims he shot down 2 FW190 in this aircraft). regards Keith |
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Re: Spitfire EN844
On top of that, Those Other Eagles shows EN844 being flown by F/O R.S. Nash on 4 March 1943!
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Re: Spitfire EN844
Hello,
FCL vol 2 Page 67 23rd September 1942 91 Sqn - Spitfire VB - EN844 P/O. J. B. EDWARDS + Shipping recce, Gris Nez at 0630 hours. Shot down by Fw190 of JG 26 To which I penciled in, Lnt Beese . The JG 26 War Diary vol 1, page 289/290 has - 23 September The 1st Staffel's Lt. Artur Beese claimed a Spitfire three miles west of CP Gris Nez; No further information is available. page 290 - Claim confirmed. CWGC has Edwards as Remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, so I would assume that the a/c went down into the sea. AH page 397, LE ROUX Johannes Jacobus Sqdn Ldr - RAF No. 42240. 31 October - 2 - FW190s - Spitfire VB - EN844 - 15 m E Dover - 91 Sqn RAF Victory Claims - part Two, page 206 gives time as 1720. AH Vol II re NASH, Raymond Stanley - Sqdn Ldr - RAF No. 119808 1943 4 Mar - 1/2 FW190 - Spitfire VB - Calais - 91 Sqn. No serial number given. RAF Victory Claims - part two, page 223 gives time as 1200. RAF Aircraft - EA100- EZ999, page 67 EN844 - 91 - Missing from Shipping Reconnaisance to Ostend 23.9.42. "Spitfire the History" has on page 212, EN844 - 6MU 4-5-42, 91S 31-5, FTR 23-9. Alex. Last edited by Alex Smart; 27th June 2017 at 00:33. |
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