Re: Fleet Air Arm Operations

[Donald McElfresh <a0019874@airmail.net>]

Ed:

In the back of John R.P. Lansdown's book, "With the Carriers in Korea, 1950-1953",
published by A Square One Publication, in Appendix D, he gives Aircrew
Casualties.  Unfortunately, John died a year ago...a really fine man.  We were in
correspondence for several years.

Regards,

Don McElfresh

Ed Evanhoe wrote:

> Cookie,
>
>  >>At 10:09 PM 4/16/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >I was just going over my records and data bases on the Korean Air War and
> >suddenly realized that I have never come across anything from the Royal Navy
> >on their Fleet Air Arm operations. I know of at least one Seafire which was
> >shot down by mistake early in the war, and a number of Chinese claims against
> >Sea Furies and Fireflies, but have never seen any formal record of losses.
> >
> >Anyone aware of any documents which cover this? <<
>
> I have E&E reports on two or three Brit pilots who were shot down and
> brought out by partisans but these damned things are redacted so no names,
> places, etc.
>
> Ed
>
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