pierre66 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Hello.. twice for today 1/ Do you have any items, such as log books or RAF form540 and 541 equivalents for the FAA (807Sq)? 4 free French (FNFL) fought on the BATTLER and the INDOMITABLE (July to October 43). I try to find the registrations of their planes (serial and code ops). And if not, do you know where we can find this information? Thank you in advance! Pilots are Roland CLAUDE 807Sq HMS Indomitable ou Battler. MIA 14.07.43 Pierre BERGEROT alias BILLART de NORBERT 807Sq HMS Indomitable ou Battler KIA 14-08-1943 Francis DELERY 807 Squadron Hms BATTLER jusqu'en OCT43 Gaston KERLAN 807 Squadron Hms BATTLER jusqu'en OCT43 Auguste Simon et Alfred Le Saint, were two mechanics assigned to French planes on the carrier. for DELERY and KERLAN they flew after 611 Squadron... and i look for their action in this squadron! There were 2/ I look for serialsand markings for Edward BRET (great french pilot)... on seafire at DDAY! (and lots of other stuff in a R-NAVY squadron) Arrived among the Free French after "TORCH" and in September 43 at Lee-on-Solent, HMS Daedalus within the 781 Southern Communications Squadron (SAR DUTIES), piloting Sea Hurricane Ib and Swordfish A great moment was the DADY, which saw Bret recognize Normandy in Seafire Ib. One of the tasks of the 781 Sq was to provide transport for Admiral Bertram Ramsey, the commander of the Allied naval forces. A special 781X Flight was created for this purpose, whose commander was the French Bret, appointed in August, probably unique in history at such a level! NOTA: BRET is 4,058 flight hours on 148 different types, for a total of 12,376 landings. If you find anything or if you know where I could go for help, you will save me! Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 You might get a better answer in the aircraft forum........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierre66 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Can a staff member make the transfer or must I retype my message in the right place! Thanks for all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, pierre66 said: Can a staff member make the transfer or must I retype my message in the right place! Thanks for all! Just copy and paste it and make another post mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Hello Pierre 66. Hello this article mentions Ooeration TORCH..Please scroll down to Read more. Armoured Aircraft Carriers https://www.armouredcarriers.com/seafire-operational-history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 HMS Battler (D18) - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Battler_(D18) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/HMS_Battler_(D18) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Pierre, please scroll down tge article to read as it mentions HMS Battler. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/807_Naval_Air_Squadron#/google_vignette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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