Straffing on Fliegerhorst Agram and Pleso on 11. October 1944.

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

Markojeras, please excuse the momentary diversion from your original question.

Larry, The 605 Sqn history offers no reasoning behind these ops, other than the enormous success they had with them. The 7 October 1944 op to Vienna is a case in point. 605 Sqn dispatched two aircraft*, firstly to Fischamend Markte, then later attacking Muenchendorf, destroying 9 aircraft and damaging 2 (there is a detailed breakdown of these claims). Fires were still burning at Fischamend airfield from an earlier attack by Italian-based bombers. The area was also covered by smoke.

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Crews:

126815 F/L Arnold John CRAVEN/1801629 F/Sgt Leonard William WOODARD (FTR 31/10/1944)
61463 S/L Leonard William Henry WELCH DFC/521280 F/Sgt Leonard Robert PAGE DFM*

For Craven/Woodard, see: http://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/i...supplement/275

Col.