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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. Thanks. |
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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. Steve |
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DX = 4 Sqn SAAF. Air-Britain serial register says lost 7 January 1942.
CT |
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Re: Tomahawk recon
You spend too much time on that computer Steve!
Sue |
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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. Alex |
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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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Stefaan Bouwer. South Africa |
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Thanks everyone!
It comes from "Archivio di Stato" in Rome. |
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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. Thanks
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Stefaan Bouwer. South Africa |
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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.
Stein
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