By Christopher Shores, Brian Cull, Nicola Malizia
The air conflict for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete begun in June 1940 with the Italian announcement of battle. some time past, there was a lot controversy among air historians on a number of the information of the operations. It used to be the following, for instance, that Pat Pattie believed through many to be the Royal Air Forces unknown top-scoring fighter pilot of the complete struggle, observed so much of his motion. Taken from vast learn into to be had British, Italian and German files, and interviews and correspondence with survivors or family members of these current, this ebook seeks to supply a correct portrait of the air warfare for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete from 1940-41.
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O n e 262 a Squadriglia aircraft ( M M 2 1 6 7 3 ) flown by S o t t o t e n Vincenzo Pallara was reported shot d o w n by AA fire, but p r o b a b l y fell t o a 22 M i r a P Z L piloted by Sgt P a n a y o t e s A r g y r o p o u l o s . O t h e r fighters f r o m this unit also engaged b o m b e r s . 1/Lt C o n s t a n t i n o s Yianikostas chasing o n e over t h e frontier into Yugoslav airspace, where he claimed it shot d o w n . 50bis m o n o p l a n e s of the 24° G r u p p o . O n e fighter identified as a Macchi 200 - was claimed shot d o w n by Sgt D a g o u l a s , a n d t w o others were claimed d a m a g e d , as were two m o r e of the b o m b e r s .
Bevington-Smith) main Albanian airfields, which were now b e c o m i n g very crowded as a result. F r o m K o r i t z a the h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d 393 a Squadriglia of the 160° G r u p p o C T had moved the Devoli, while the 394 a Squadriglia had gone t o share Berat airfield with the units of the 154° G r u p p o C T . F r o m t h e same base the 25 a Squadriglia O A had moved to T i r a n a . F r o m this base 363 a Squadriglia had moved to join 364 a Squadriglia at Valona, as had the h e a d q u a r t e r s and 365 a Squadriglia of t h e 150° G r u p p o C T f r o m A r g y r o k a s t r o n , the whole G r u p p o reuniting at this airfield.
506B floatplane b o m bers of the 35° S t o r m o BM over the O t r a n t o C h a n n e l . T h e s e aircraft had set o u t f r o m Italy to m a k e a raid south of Kalibaki but had been forced t o a b o r t by bad 32 Cant Z . 5 0 6 B reconnaissance-bomber floatplane of 146" Squadriglia R M . ( A M I via N Malizia) weather. Fig Off H u b b a r d in T2816 a n d Pit Off R J K H o g g in T2813 (one of the d a m a g e d Wellingtons) attacked o n e floatplane jointly, but were driven off by a C R 4 2 which a p p e a r e d on the scene, t h o u g h they believed that their initial o p p o n e n t had g o n e d o w n .