Need help about aircraft losses

Hello to my friends in UK and down under, its been awhile since I visited.

The past 11 days I had my annual shot in the arm. The Collings B17, B24 and B 25 were at 3 airports in my vcinity. I had a great time at the B17 answering questions and meeting people. However, I paid a price, I got sunburned and still have a very sore lip due to sun poisoning. It’s the price I pay to have a good time.

Bigmal can you add something else on the matter? Can you find anything familiar in this SAAF Beaufighter list?

This is list of lost SAAF Beaufighters over Yugoslavia. Maybe it help to someone.

Date * Type * Reg.No. * Unit * Code * Crew * Location

13.8.1944 * Beaufighter X * LZ469 * No 16 Sqn SAAF * E * Lt Cruishank | Lt Campbell * Porec, Croatia

13.8.1944 Beaufighter X LZ246 No 16 Sqn SAAF Z Lt/Col Loock, P | Lt Pettet, G Porec, Croatia

14.8.1944 Beaufighter No 19 Sqn SAAF W Cmdr Blackburn; F/S Boffin Prvic Island, Croatia

17.8.1944 Beaufighter X LZ336 No 16 Sqn SAAF K Lt G.H.W. Downer | Lt J.V. Hall Rogoznica, Croatia

18.8.1944 Beaufighter No 19 Sqn SAAF Gr/Capt Powell | F/O Reid Banja Luka, BiH

18.8.1944 Beaufighter No 19 Sqn SAAF F/Sgt Scott | F/Sgt McDermott Banja Luka, BiH

18.8.1944 Beaufighter JL910( ???) No 19 Sqn SAAF S F/O Nielsen | F/Sgt Gants Yugoslavia

21.8.1944 Beaufighter X LZ375 No 16 Sqn SAAF W Lt G.R. Russell | Lt C.W. Stanbury Zadvarje, Croatia

30.8.1944 Beaufighter X JM415 No 16 Sqn SAAF U Lt D.K. Stewart | Lt T.W. Pumphrett Zirje island, Croatia

17.9.1944 Beaufighter NV215 No 19 Sqn SAAF B P/O Mason | P/O Peacey Valjevo, Serbia

10.10.1944 Beaufighter NT997 No 19 Sqn SAAF A F/Lt Vance | Lt Medalie Senj, Croatia

24.10.1944 Beaufighter X No 19 Sqn SAAF F Maj Tilley, D.P. | W/O Powell, A Donja Bacuga, Yugoslavia

31.10.1944 Beaufighter No 19 Sqn SAAF Lt Henry | W/O Thomas Adriatic sea, Croatia

5.1.1945 Beaufighter X NV151 No 16 Sqn SAAF H Lt Lardner | Lt Boughey Cres Island, Croatia

15.1.1945 Beaufighter X No 19 Sqn SAAF Y Lt Campbell | F/O Davies Kornati Islands, Croatia

Bigmal,

Thank you for that info but could you repair link to the image or send it to my mail [email]jet_manga@yahoo.com[/email]

If you send it I could make it visible in the topic. Tnx once more for your contribution.

Aircraft losses over Yugoslavia

I’ve had some contact with a former member of 19 SAAF squadron as well as relatives of former members of the squadron My own father flew with 19 SAAF from August to November 1944. This photo from my late father’s small collection showns the end of a Beaufighter lost over Yugoslavia at that time. I recall my father saying that he lost his flight commander, Major Bob Geere, in October ’44 and something makes me think this may have been him. The second image is a camera shot taken by dad from the nose camera-I know one of the Beaus was lost on this day. Apparently, according to Simon Younger ( another son of a former squadron member) who has seen the squadron record book at Kew, no aircraft serial numbers are mentioned in those records.

I visited all that and also www.armyairforces.com but without results for now.

But I still expect some expert answers here since KeyPublishing forum is forum with 7700 registered members while they all together do not have that body-count.

Tnx DaveM2,

I’ll try there also but I would like to get some answers here too 😀

JeT

Try asking here

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/

http://disc.server.com/Indices/181285.html

http://www.airwarfareforum.com/viewforum.php?f=32&sid=974f57ce9e580e2f72819c376f5efb69

Dave

Anybody please???