FC Combats and Casualties look up

[phasselgren]

Hi,

I hope there is someone who is willing to help me to verify information from Fighter Commands Combats and Casualties, AIR 16/960.

I am interested in the claim for a destroyed Ju 88 by Flt Lt Edward Christopher Deanesley and Air Gunner William Jack Scott, RNZAF, 256 Sqn on the night 3/4 May 1941. They also destroyed a Do 17 during this night but all sources agree about this claim.

I have found conflicting information from different sources about the claim against the Ju 88. No claim in the Combat Report but in the “Personal combat report” (dated 5.5.1941) it was written: “In any case we consider the E/A was damaged and may well have come down. The Squadron ORB and the recommendation for the award of a DFM to Scott both have the claim as Probably destroyed.

Tony Wood’s Combat claims & Casualties lists have this claim as a “destroyed” together with the claim for the destroyed Do 17. It also has the note “Claimed 1-0-0” probably referring to the Combat report which only had one claim.

I hope someone will be able to confirm what was written in the original Fighter Commands Combats and Casualties.

Thanks in advance,

Peter