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NOTE ON DATES: IMPORTANT: For consistency, the Date is given as the date the mission TOOK OFF since the precise time of a loss is not always certain. Take Off date is unambigous and fixed in the official records, but obviously in those cases where the incident occurred before midnight UK time, then the Take Off Date will be the same as the Incident Date. Of course, most Bomber Command missions flew through midnight, therefore a Luftwaffe claim against a plane - or a locally generated crash report - may record the incident as occurring on the day following our Take Off Date. Bear this in mind when cross-referencing to our Luftwaffe Victories by Name/Date Database and other Luftwaffe sources. In some cases other sources may quote the date following our date, using locally generated reports as their source. To add to the potential for confusion, remember to take into account a Luftwaffe recorded date will be in local time, 1 hour ahead of UK time. When we discover a validated Incident Date we change our record if necessary.



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You searched for: “208sqn AND 1945”

#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 EnglishRobert MouldFlying OfficerJ/29567Italy, Florence War Cemetery, IX. J. 6.Age RCAF208Sqn (RAF)1945-04-15KilledParadie Canadian Archive
2 EnglishRobert MouldFlying OfficerJ/29567
Florence War Cemetery, IX. J. 6. Italy.CanadianPilotRCAFMiddle East208Sqn
1945-04-15SpitfireLF.IXMH423RAF Peretola, Naples10:30Offensive PatrolShot down by ground fire. Murdered by his captors on 17 April 1945Accident reportOne of two squadron Spitfires hit by ground fire while strafing a road convoy near Spezia at approximately 11h30. Crash landed near Petrognano while the other, MA481 crash landed near Fosciandora with both pilots safe. They were captured by the Germans and jailed at Camporgano. On the night of 17 April 1945, the 2 young pilots and an Italian Captain were taken from their cells and shot.Paradie RCAF Database
3 HanesJohn Neville FrancisFlying Officer157857Italy, Florence War Cemetery, IX. J. 5.Age 21RAFVR208Sqn1945-04-15KilledSon Of Frank Harry And Elizabeth Hedwig Hanes, Of Boscombe East, Bournemouth, Hampshire.
4 HanesJohn Neville FrancisFlying Officer157857Florence War Cemetery, IX. J. 5. Italy.UKPilotRAFVRMiddle East208Sqn
1945-04-15SpitfireV/XIMA481RAF Peretola, Naples10:30Offensive PatrolShot down by ground fire. Murdered by his captors on 17 April 1945Accident ReportOne of two squadron Spitfires hit by ground fire while strafing a road convoy near Spezia at approximately 11h30. Crash landed near Fosciandora while the other, MH423 crash landed near Petrognano with both pilots safe. They were captured by the Germans and jailed at Camporgano. On the night of 17 April 1945, the 2 young pilots and an Italian Captain were taken from their cells and shot.CWGC
5 HughesFrank ShepleyFlying Officer163163Italy, Bologna War Cemetery, VI, B, 6.Age 23RAFVR208Sqn1945-04-15KilledSon Of Frank Hughes, And Of Sarah A. Hughes, Of Walton. Cheshire.
6 MetcalfeWilliam EmmersonCorporal620395United Kingdom, Birtley New Cemetery, Sec. J. Grave 12.Age 25RAF208Sqn1945-04-13KilledSon Of William Emmerson Metcalfe And Ada Metcalfe Of Birtley.

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