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Old 23rd April 2008, 18:49
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Tomahawk recon

Anyone can give informations about this Tomahawk?
Theatre is North Africa beginning 1942. Stangely DX should be the code of 245 Sq.. Serial number should be AK 406.
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Old 23rd April 2008, 19:50
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Re: Tomahawk recon

Michele

DX is a code used by 4(SAAF) Sqn. Air Britain records that AK406 was lost on 7Jan42.

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Old 23rd April 2008, 19:53
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Re: Tomahawk recon

DX = 4 Sqn SAAF. Air-Britain serial register says lost 7 January 1942.
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Old 23rd April 2008, 19:55
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Re: Tomahawk recon

You spend too much time on that computer Steve!
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Old 23rd April 2008, 20:17
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Re: Tomahawk recon

Hi,

AM406 4 SAAF SoC 1.8.43 no other info.

AK406 2 SAAF shot down by 109 belly landed Agedabia area 7.1.42.
Lt. W.N.Copeland safe.

Ref:85 years of SAAF.
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Old 23rd April 2008, 21:00
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Re: Tomahawk recon

Hi.
DX was 4 SAAF.Became KJ later.
TA was 2 SAAF.Became DB later.
Air Britain say AK406 went to ME and lost 7.1.42
Was therefore 4 SAAF.
They were based at Msus, and the only Tomahawk that crashlanded amongst Allied troops was Lt Baker from 4 Sqdn.
6 other Tomahawks were lost on this day but they all crashed after
their pilots baled out.
Where did you get this photo??
Would love a good copy.
Regards from a cold S Africa
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Old 24th April 2008, 17:41
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Re: Tomahawk recon

Thanks everyone!
It comes from "Archivio di Stato" in Rome.
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Old 24th April 2008, 21:30
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Re: Tomahawk recon

Hi Michele.
Can you please give us the neg/file no to get hold of a larger scan.
Not often we see the TA codes.
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Old 28th April 2008, 15:40
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Re: Tomahawk recon

Very interesting Michele! I believe I was one of the first to "re-discover" the DX code as being 4 SAAF Sqn. A Norwegian pilot served with this squadron and was shot down in AK555, and the DX codes were entered in his log book. The pilot was Christian Knut Langaard.

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