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22 March 1941 over Malta
Hi
On the 22 MArch 7./JG 26 Claim 7 Kills over Malta: Time/Type/Pilot/Kills No 16:24 Hurricane Oblt. Klaus Mietusch 4 16:25 Hurricane Uffz. Karl-Heinz Ehlen 1 16:26 Hurricane Oblt. Klaus Mietusch 5 16:27 Hurricane Uffz. Karl-Heinz Ehlen 2 16:30 Hurricane Uffz. Karl-Heinz Ehlen 3 16:30 Hurricane Ofw. Karl Kühdorf 2 16:31 Hurricane Uffz. Heinz-Norbert Kestler 2 According D. Caldwells both books (Jg 26 Top Guns of the Luftwaffe, and JG 26 War Diary vol. I) eight Hurricanes from 261 Squadron had been sent up against ten Ju 88s and their escort 12 Bf-109E-7. Five British pilots were killed. I am looking for more information from the RAF side, like names of British KIA pilots, number of shot down planes (not always number of KIA pilot = number of shot down planes), etc. |
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Re: 22 March 1941 over Malta
Have you checked Malta: The Hurricane Years 1940-41 by Shores, Cull and Malizia?
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Re: 22 March 1941 over Malta
Sorry but unfortunately I don't have this book...
Last edited by Gizmo; 22nd March 2005 at 19:26. |
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Re: 22 March 1941 over Malta
Five Hurricanes were lost with its pilots in this combat: F/O James Henry Terence Foxton (Hurricane I P2653) and F/O John Sidney Southwell (Hurricane I V7799), P/O Thomas Benjamin Garland (Hurricane I V7493), P/O Dennis Frederick Knight (Hurricane I V7358), Sgt Richard Alfred Spyer (Hurricane I V7672)
Sources : Hurricanes over Malta by Brian Cull and Frederick Galea, CWGC |
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Re: 22 March 1941 over Malta
Thank you very much Andrei.
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Re: 22 March 1941 over Malta
F/O „Terry“ Foxton was an ex PR pilot. He arrived in Malta on 6th September 1940 with one of the first Marylands. Later he volunteered to fighters.
Regards, Michal |
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