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Re: Has anybody got "Fighter Command Losses, Vol 2"?

Posted by Ron Henry on Fri Dec 13, 2002 03:09:16 PM

In reply top Re: Has anybody got "Fighter Command Losses, Vol 2"? posted by Dave Robinson on Thu Dec 12, 2002 05:42:08 PM

: I looked in my copy of this book and it does not list any
: losses for 268 Squadron during December 1943. However Fra
: nks does say that this book only lists operational losses.
: ...therefore if this was an accident during non-operationa
: l duty then details will have to be sought from other sour
: ces. If you can find the serial number of the aircraft th
: en this is your best bet!!!

Thanks very much, Dave. I see that 268 was at Turnhouse from 8-11-43 to 17-1-44: just in case late 70s/80+ yr old memories have got it wrong, I wonder if you'd mind searching back to 8-11. I have Vol 3 to hand, and can check from 1-1-44. However, in saying that the books cover operational losses only, I think that you've hit the nail on the head. I know that when it was based in southern England, 268 used its Mustangs for photo recce over the near Continent, but it's difficult to see them doing that from Scotland.

I'll give th Air-Britain serial Files a going over this weekend, and see if I can identify the accident from them.


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