Danish WW2 Pilots

Ob.ltn. Kaj Birksted

(1915–1996)

   
Date and time 18.10.1943 08:20 - 10:10 (1 h 50 min)
Aircraft Spitfire IX (MH830 'KB')
Unit 332 (Norwegian) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Duty Ramrod
Aircrew Ob.ltn. Kaj Birksted (Pilot)
Details Ramrod 272. The North Weald Wing was to act as 1st Fighter Sweep on this operation and swept Gourni-Amiens-Poit and Doullens. E/A were reported in the Doullens area, but they were not seen. One wing of Spitfires was sighted in the same area. Weather South of Dieppe - 10/10 at 8,000 feet. Clear patches over Abbeville, Lille and Ostende.
Source AIR 27/1728