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456 Squadron April 1945
On the 22 April 1945 a crew of this squadron claimed an aircraft destroyed, can anyone provide me with names for the crew or if the 'E/A' was destroyed in the air or on the ground?
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Re: 456 Squadron April 1945
Hi again ruxpin:
April 22/23 - 456 Squadron, NT332. F/O Walter H. McWhinney and F/O John Costigan. Time up 23.10, time down 04.45. Unidentified enemy aircraft claimed destroyed on the ground at Bad Aibling airfield. Attacked at 01.55 from 1,000 feet firing short bursts, strikes observed on an unidentified aircraft followed by an explosion. "Fighter Nights", an excellent account of 456 Squadron, says this was on the ground, however the Squadron ORB seems to say the e/a was claimed destroyed at a different airfield - the text is barely legible however it may be Hoya. Not sure why the discrepancy, perhaps Fighter Nights was going from the relevant Combat Report, not the ORB. Cheers, Mark |
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Re: 456 Squadron April 1945
Thats just what I was after, I had been confused by the ORB that is reproduced online, it is very smudged! I thought there would probably be a secondary source out there.
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Re: 456 Squadron April 1945
No worries ruxpin, glad to help.
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