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12/08/1940;British losses
Hi
I have several questions about the British losses that day. How many losses in total(including damaged)? By compiling my varius sources,I was able to identify; Wight island-12h50-13h20 (german time) 266 Sqd=2 257 Sqd=2 145 Sqd=3 152 Sqd=2 213 Sqd=2 according Mombeek 253 Sqd=1 ???? Folkestone/Dover 9h20 (german time) 610 Sqd=3+ 1 damaged Dover/Folkestone 18h20 (german time) 64 Sqd=??(2 or 3) source Caldwell Ramsgate/Margate 12h15 (german time) 32S qd=1 501 Sq=2 151 Sq=3 54 Sqd=1 43 Sqd=1 ? Thanks in advance for corrections or precisions Michel |
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Re: 12/08/1940;British losses
Hello Michel,
From the Tony Woods files there were 14 Hurricane, 27 Spitfire and 1 Morain Claim's made for the 12th August 1940. Total claimed 42. I have 13 Hurricane losses and 9 Spitfire Losses Your total = 26 so I am 4 short of your total number. 266 - 2 Spitfire's - N3175; P9333. 257 - 2 Hurricane's - P3662; P3776. 145 - 3 Hurricane's - R4176; R4180; P3391. 152 - 2 Spitfire's - K9999; P9456. 213 - 2 Hurricane's - P2802; P2854. 253 - 0 610 - 4 Spitfire's - K9818; L1044; P9495; R6806. 64 - 1 Spitfire - X4018. 32 - 1 Hurricane - N2596. 501 - 1 Hurricane - P3803. 151 - 2 Hurricane's - P3302; P3304. 54 - 0 43 - 1 Hurricane - R4108. 56 - 1 Hurricane - P2970. Alex |
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Re: 12/08/1940;British losses
Hi Alex
I don't have quite the same claims by Luftwaffe. 35 claims by Bf.109 + 22 by Bf.110 =57 from various sources,I have (151°Sq: hurricanes P 3302,P 3304 + PO Debenham badly shot up,serial unknown) 54°Sqd:N3160 shot down Datford (59 miles of Margate by the road) According Caldwell and new book on JG54:two Hurricanes of 56°Sqd (P 2970 and ??,two Spitfires of 64°Sqd:X 4018 and a second forced-landed) with no more precisions. Michel |
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Re: 12/08/1940;British losses
Suggest you get the relevant Battle of Britain Combat Archive which covers the days combats in some detail
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