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HiHello to you all.
I hope that this in the right Forum.
I am reseaching the Royal Canadian Dragoons in april 1945.
After a battle with Germans RCD D squadron had probably contact with a couple of Typhoons who where in the area on April 12 1945.
When a column of German trucks were trying to get away from Peperga to Steenwijk they where shot by these wonderful fighters. The fore mentioned places are on the border of the provinces Friesland and Overijssel in the Netherlands. The Germans get under fire at the a town of de Blesse.
Is it know which Typhoon squadron was involved in this battle? They might have RAF B.91 as home base.
Any answer is appreciated.
Greetz,
Noppie.
Watching the Typhoons rip apart German elements was almost as good as Poon-tang.Thy Poons are in battle?!
Hello Mike.Hi
I cannot give the exact Typhoons involved but the Typhoon IBs operating from B.91 at that time were from; 164, 183, 198 and 609 Squadrons, all part of 123 Airfield/Wing. They were there from 21 March to 17 April 1945. Also on the same airfield were Tempest V aircraft of 33, 222 and 274 Squadrons.
Information sources are from '2nd Tactical Air Force, Volume Three' by Shores and Thomas and C G Jefford's 'RAF Squadrons'. Details of all the ground attack missions is not contained in these volumes.
Mike
Watching the Typhoons rip apart German elements was almost as good as Poon-tang.
Almost...
They mostly come at night. Mostly.
Hello Mike.Hello Mike.
Thank you this info. I will look up the ORB from April 1945 for the hopefully matching data.
Will let know if there is a hit.
Greetz,
Noppie.
Hi NoppieHello Mike.
Looked up the ORB's from your mentioned squadrons. But no positive hit on these.
Could it be an other aircraft besides the Typhoon or Tempest V who straffed the German trucks. Maybe Spitfire's?
Would please take an other look in the '2nd Tactical Air Force, Volume Three' by Shores and Thomas and C G Jefford's 'RAF Squadrons'.
Thank you in advance.
Greetz,
Noppie.
Hello Mike.Hi Noppie
I have attached below information from Volume Three, as I mentioned it does not give that much detail on all ground attack missions but does give an indication of what squadrons were up on the day:
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Also info on the 12th April from 'Fighter Command War Diaries, Volume 5' by John Foreman:
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Also info from 'Fighter Command Losses of the Second World War, Volume 3' by Norman Franks:
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Not the detail you want but may narrow your squadron search a little bit.
Mike
Hello Andrew.Hi,
Here are all the 2nd TAF operations on that day.
Cheers,
Andrew A.
Hello again Andrew.Hello Andrew.
Thank you for this great upload. Will let know in this tread if there is a hit on those brave airman who hit those German trucks.
Greetz,
Noppie.
This opens a really new world for me. Normally I do research ground troops. The 308 Polish Squadron from the 131 Wing No.84 where the Spitfires that the the air attack.