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Offline IronDog

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Interesting tidbit
« on: December 22, 2010, 10:20:02 PM »
The highest scoring squadron in the R.A.F. wasn't British,but Politoejamhe 303 Squadron,made up of all Polish pilots,started up in 1940,got 126 kills.They lost 1,970 pilots in the course of the war.
Anyone care to guess where the first American officer was killed in WWII?I will check back and see if anyone can get it right later.
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Offline Buzzard7

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 10:23:02 PM »
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Offline oakranger

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 10:24:02 PM »
had to be in the BoB.
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Offline Banshee7

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2010, 10:24:47 PM »
Billy Fiske.  He flew for the 303 Kosciuszko Squadron.  Very interesting book written on the named A Question of Honor By Lynne Olson abd Stanley Cloud.

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Offline Guppy35

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2010, 10:26:35 PM »
Billy Fiske didn't fly for 303, but was killed flying with the RAF in the B of B.
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Offline Banshee7

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2010, 10:29:41 PM »
hmm..thought i read that.  I'm going off of memory, but I do recall reading that he was the first killed.

The Book is still a must read :)

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Offline Banshee7

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2010, 10:44:12 PM »
Now you've gotten me wondering where I read about Fiske. I could have sworn it was in that book (as I don't do much reading lol).  Maybe it was mentioned there. I'll have to re-read the book to see.

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Offline IronDog

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2010, 10:46:30 PM »
Buzzard7 got it right on.Killed in Norway when Germany invaded Norway.He was just an observer!Seems like a lot of observers get killed if my fading memory is somewhat accurate.
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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2010, 11:41:31 PM »
So they got 126 kills for 1970 deaths.  That sucks.
« Last Edit: December 23, 2010, 12:36:54 AM by infowars »
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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2010, 12:31:55 AM »
Quote from: Guppy35 on December 22, 2010, 10:26:35 PM
Billy Fiske didn't fly for 303, but was killed flying with the RAF in the B of B.

didnt he fly a hurricane? i remember seeing a portrait of his hurricane shot up, on flames and going down in a book once.
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Offline IronDog

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2010, 01:08:09 AM »
I imagine in the kills they got,many were bombers with several crew members.The Poles weren't worried about taking losses.I believe it was a unit from the Polish army that finally got the capture of Monte Casino.They were tough,brave fighters!
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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2010, 01:16:18 AM »

Brawo moich polskich kolegów  :salute
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Offline BrownBaron

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2010, 01:28:11 AM »
Quote from: infowars on December 22, 2010, 11:41:31 PM
So they got 126 kills for 1970 deaths.  That sucks.

When you're up against the real world equivalents of the muppets, that is great.
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2010, 01:34:26 AM »
I don't think 126 kills can be correct for the highest scoring squadron in the RAF.

The top scoring Canadian squadron, 418 Squadron, scored 105 in the air and 73 on the ground with a further 103 damaged in combat or by strafing and they did that flying first Bostons and then Mosquito VIs.
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Re: Interesting tidbit
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2010, 07:49:38 AM »
Quote from: infowars on December 22, 2010, 11:41:31 PM
So they got 126 kills for 1970 deaths.  That sucks.

Seems that irondog's information was incorrect or incomplete.

The 303 scored 126 kills in 6 weeks with a loss of 18 hurricanes and 5 pilots killed.
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