List of RAF Fighter losses 9 May 1942 and Luftwaffe claims for same date. List of operations

MShepherdG167962-201007-49.pdf

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List of RAF Fighter losses 9 May 1942 and Luftwaffe claims for same date. List of operations

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List 9 Spitfire aircraft losses on 9 May 1942 including aircraft, pilot and fate where known. Includes Sgt G Shepherd shot down by Lt Artur Beese 1/JG 26, 1340 hrs crashed at Audricq. Continues with Luftwaffe claims for 10 Spitfires and one Tomahawk. Most claims over France. Followed by list of operations mostly sweeps over France from 11 May 1941 to 25 April 1942. List some casualties. Followed by results of attacks on shipping from September to December 1941. Followed by roll of honour with list of pilots lost form 1 September 1941 to 6 June 1942 included G Shepherd PoW. Lists Squadron commanders and moves 1941 and 1942. Lists pilots killed in action 6 April 1941 to 13 June 1942.

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One printed and 10 pages handwritten document

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MShepherdG167962-201007-49

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“List of RAF Fighter losses 9 May 1942 and Luftwaffe claims for same date. List of operations,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/45236.

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