B-17 CC Additional Material by Robert M Stitt

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Grumman Goose HK822 ‘N’ at LG.05, Sidi Barrani, on February 22, 1942, with Fortress Is AN518 and AN532, and a Wellington visible to the rear. Like Fairchild 91 HK832, the Goose was acquired by the British Air Ambulance Corps and operated by the Sea Rescue Flight. It was transferred to 1 Air Ambulance Unit, RAAF, on December 1, 1942, but crashed eight days later during landing practice on the sea, 15 miles (24 km) north of Benghazi. Ground crew at work on a Fortress I at Sidi Barrani on February 22, 1942, the day AN518 and AN532 were dispatched to attack the Italian fleet. Cpl Holmes is on the ladder. Hawker Hurricane I at LG.05, Sidi Barrani, on February 22, 1942. The visible portion of the code letters suggests the aircraft might have belonged to the Royal Naval Fighter Squadron, unit code ‘OL’. 8
Unidentified Martin Maryland at LG.05, Sidi Barrani, on February 22, 1942. The lower nose cone panels appear to have been painted over. Contorted Hawker Hart trainer at Shallufa on February 24, 1942, possibly a hack with Wellington-equipped 221 Sqn. Ken Brailsford noted in his album that one wheel, one wing tip and one prop tip did not constitute a correct three-point landing. The holes in the top nose panel provided extra cooling for the engine while the exhaust pipe extension, visible below the wing leading edge, hid the exhaust flare during night flying. Italian fleet and merchant convoy interception by AN532 out of Sidi Barrani on March 9, 1942, the last attempted bombing operation by a Boeing Fortress of the Royal Air Force. 9
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Page 32 and 33: Sgt Joseph Edouard Roch Boudreault.
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Page 36 and 37: Pair of Junkers Ju 88 R-2s of 13/KG
Page 38 and 39: Anson Is and Harvard Is at No. 6 SF
Page 40 and 41: Anthony Pinhorn’s sister, Wendy,
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Page 44 and 45: Inscription commemorating Richard J
Page 47 and 48: Fortress Aircrew Casualties Eighty-
Page 49 and 50: Sgt Garfield Charles Wilson, age: 2
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Page 55 and 56: Sergeant Robert Fabian, age 24. Roy
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Page 72 and 73: Extract from Cle Lamb’s logbook f
Page 75 and 76: Ken Brailsford’s War This photo e
Page 77 and 78: Logbook page documenting the forced
Page 79: Brailsford’s logbook for February
Page 83 and 84: Air tests and ferry flight to Habba
Page 85 and 86: Return of AN518 to Karachi over Aug
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