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Re: Corsairs vs. German a/c
Posted by Richard Allnutt on Tue Jan 21, 2003 07:51:05 PM
In reply top Re: Corsairs vs. German a/c posted by Rob Rohr on Thu Jan 16, 2003 07:23:21 PM
Several FAA corsairs were lost on the Tirpitz attacks, but
from the records I have seen these were not due to aerial combat. Like the two Robs have stated, I have never heard or read of an actual combat encounter between corsairs and Luftwaffe aircraft.
Cheers,
Richard
: Mike,
:
: As Rob said the closes the FAA had to combat with Corsairs
: was the Tripitz attack when the 1840 and 1841 Sq. provide
: d top cover to Fairy Barracudas durning the attacks.
:
: Their are no records of German aircraft coming up to play
: as the FAA would say.
:
: Cheers Rob