| Date and time |
19.08.1942 06:10 - 08:10 (2 h) |
| Aircraft |
Spitfire Vb (EN786 'FN-T')
|
| Unit |
331 (Norwegian) Squadron, Royal Air Force |
| Duty |
Commando cover |
| Aircrew |
Ob.ltn. Kaj Birksted
(Pilot)
|
| Details |
Squadron were at 5-8000 feet and arrived over Dieppe anchorage at 0650 hrs.. Yellow section orbitted clockwise and Red and Blue sections anticlockwise as previously planned. Attacked by about 20 E/A (ME's and F.W.'s and dogfights started. From these combats Major Mehre claims one F.W. 190 destroyed and one probably destroyed. Capt. Birksted claims one F.W. destroyed and one ME. 109 probably destroyed. Ltn. Berg and Sgt. Spang also claim a F.W. 190 damaged. |
| Source |
AIR 27/1724 |