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"I landed not too far from Halfaya Pass and I was picked up in, oh, about fifteen minutes by an Italian armored patrol. Then a German patrol showed up and claimed me and they took me to a German dugout for the night. Then they took me to Bardia, to a hospital where they took out the flak. I was...

@slaterat @Stig1207 @Snautzer01 Outstanding information! Just what I was looking for. The internet is a wonderful thing. Thank you. @Milosh I have an appointment to see the library at my local Military museum. They have Meditteranean Air War vol 1 - as recommended by Google.

In the IL2-Sturovik community there was a piece of software that allowed you to compare two planes from a very long list. you can find it here: Hardball's Aircraft Viewer. Mission4Today › Downloads › HardBall's Aircraft Viewer 4.09 (Stand-alone, Non-Install Version) It might have some more...

In May 1940, the RAF had roughly 134 squadrons. The most common plane types were: Bristol Blenheim 24 Fairey Battle 12 Hawker Hurricane 27 Supermarine Spitfire 16 Vickers Wellington 10 but at the time these others were also available: Avro Anson 6 Armstrong Whitley...

Hi everyone, Specifically I'm looking for information about an engagement which occurred over Halfaya Pass, near Sollum/Bardia and the Libyan/Egyptian border on October 5th, 1941. The reason I'm looking is to fill in what information there might be these days in the story of a distant relative...