Danish WW2 Pilots

Fg Off. Hjalmar Lorens Tambour

Unit

93 Sqn

Aircraft

Spitfire IX , MA221 (HN-X)

Date

09.03.44

Time

15:00 - 16:30

Details

Patrolled over beaches at ANZIO at 15,000 feet. No incident. 2 aircraft engine out out. F/O TAYLOR landed wheels down at NETTUNO and F/SGT. TAMBOUR baled out into the sea and was picked up off ANZIO by a duck, which waited for him.

Source

AIR 27/752

Note

From Form 540: "F/SGT. TAMBOUR baled out into the sea owing to engine failure, and was picked up by a "duck". Returned to Base [Lago] the following day, uninjured."

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