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"The Score" in World War Two

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Enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed, or damaged

Upon investigation, Peter Croft’s 1992 assertion that the "Damaged" count for North Africa was incomplete in the ORB was found to be correct. In consequence, both our transcript of 'Appendix C' of his work and this website’s own Scoresheet have been updated as of April 2018, so bringing the two lists of Claims into line with each other and with all known primary sources of data.

Squadron aircraft losses to all causes

Bruce, the Squadron’s official Mascot in the UK, and the Squadron’s other pet dogs

Bruce with No.255 Squadron
Bruce after posting to No.488 Squadron (Photo, January 1944)
Wilbur – A pet dog in Italy

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Transcript of AIR27/1520 with added illustrations and footnotes, entitled “The Flaming Snipe”. Content: An account of the Squadron’s activities on the ground, beginning with the preparations for departure from RAF Honiley in November 1942 and ending in Sicily nearly a year later.
(Download 1.24 MB)

The unaugmented version is available as a download from The National Archives website.

Transcript of AIR27/1521 with added illustrations and footnotes. Content: An account of the Squadron’s activities in the air, beginning with the departure from RAF Honiley in November 1942 and ending at Christmas of the same year.
(Download 650 kB)

The unaugmented version is available as a download from The National Archives website. See also the 'misfile' in AIR27/1522 below.

Transcript of AIR27/1522 with added illustrations and footnotes. Content: The unofficial diary of the Squadron Detachment at Pisa and Rosignano, 31.Oct.1944 to 21.Jan.1945, plus (as in the original) a misfiled document dating from 1943.
(Download 325 kB)

The unaugmented version is available as a download from The National Archives website.

Transcript of part of AIR40/2410, with added footnotes. Content: Record of the interrogation of the uninjured survivor of the shooting-down of Ju.88 on 25.April.1942.
(Download 115 kB)

The unaugmented version is available as an original document that can be viewed only at The National Archives, Kew. Reader’s Ticket required.

Reprint with corrections and footnotes – Peter Croft’s 1992 version of Squadron history.

Upon investigation, Peter Croft’s 1992 assertion that the "Damaged" count for North Africa was incomplete in the ORB was found to be correct. In consequence, both our transcript of 'Appendix C' of his work and this website’s own Scoresheet have been updated as of April 2018, so bringing the two lists of Claims into line with each other and with all known primary sources of data.
(Download 343 kB)

The unaugmented version exists as a reference book in the RAF Museum Library, Hendon. Access for on-site reading of the original document is by appointment only. It cannot be borrowed. Museum reference is "Object No. B3788". This is not the same text as Peter’s book The Night Fighter World.

Essay written in 1944, with a contemporary photograph and two modern illustrations added: “Night Fighting : Five Hours of a Navigator’s life” by George Eley. An account of an Intruder Mission over Greece that ended in failure and the write-off of Beaufighter KV924.
(Download 360 kB)

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	Transcript of AIR27/1520 with added illustrations and footnotes, entitled “The Flaming Snipe”. Content: An account of the Squadron’s activities on the ground, beginning with the preparations for departure from RAF Honiley in November 1942 and ending in Sicily nearly a year later. (Download 1.24 MB) The unaugmented version is available as a download from The National Archives website.

	Transcript of AIR27/1521 with added illustrations and footnotes. Content: An account of the Squadron’s activities in the air, beginning with the departure from RAF Honiley in November 1942 and ending at Christmas of the same year. (Download 650 kB) The unaugmented version is available as a download from The National Archives website. See also the 'misfile' in AIR27/1522 below.

	Transcript of AIR27/1522 with added illustrations and footnotes. Content: The unofficial diary of the Squadron Detachment at Pisa and Rosignano, 31.Oct.1944 to 21.Jan.1945, plus (as in the original) a misfiled document dating from 1943. (Download 325 kB) The unaugmented version is available as a download from The National Archives website.

	Transcript of part of AIR40/2410, with added footnotes. Content: Record of the interrogation of the uninjured survivor of the shooting-down of Ju.88 on 25.April.1942. (Download 115 kB) The unaugmented version is available as an original document that can be viewed only at The National Archives, Kew. Reader’s Ticket required.

	Reprint with corrections and footnotes – Peter Croft’s 1992 version of Squadron history. Upon investigation, Peter Croft’s 1992 assertion that the "Damaged" count for North Africa was incomplete in the ORB was found to be correct. In consequence, both our transcript of 'Appendix C' of his work and this website’s own Scoresheet have been updated as of April 2018, so bringing the two lists of Claims into line with each other and with all known primary sources of data. (Download 343 kB) The unaugmented version exists as a reference book in the RAF Museum Library, Hendon. Access for on-site reading of the original document is by appointment only. It cannot be borrowed. Museum reference is "Object No. B3788". This is not the same text as Peter’s book The Night Fighter World.

	Essay written in 1944, with a contemporary photograph and two modern illustrations added: “Night Fighting : Five Hours of a Navigator’s life” by George Eley. An account of an Intruder Mission over Greece that ended in failure and the write-off of Beaufighter KV924. (Download 360 kB)