I’ve been trying to put together a short off line scripted campaign for Number 1 squadron in France. Using my wife’s old laptop at quiet times in work so no fancy big channel maps unfortunately. I’m referencing Osprey’s Hurricane Mk1 aces and of course Paul Richey’s famous book but I can’t find any details anywhere online or in any books about the period from 13th May when 2 pilots were shot down and killed and the 19th May when they flew their last action in France before they were replaced with fresh pilots and repatriated.
Does anyone have any information about specific engagements that took place during those few days?
So far I’ve got:
October 1939; Do17 recce aircraft shot down by No1
march 29th 1940; dogfight with Me109s
May 10th; Dorniers
May 11th; Do17s and Me110s
May 12th; Escort Fairey battles
May 13th; Me110s
May 19th; Final engagement in France with He111s
I’m not planning on having more than 10 flights in this campaign but I’d like a few more to flesh things out a bit. Since records for No1 seem scarce perhaps a couple of generic sorties such as a gratuitous ‘stuka party’ for example.
Thanks in advance (bet someone’s got an ORB copy tucked away on their hard drive)
Billy
Hate seeing posts not replied to, done some digging if still required.
According to Fighter Command losses by Norman Franks
Losses in France by No1 Sqn between dates given by yourself
13/05/40 Hurricane I F/O LR Clisby DFC L1964 (F) shot down SE of Vouzieres, Pilot safe
13/05/40 Huricane I F/O LR Lorimer L1681 force landed St Loupe-Terria, Pilot safe
13/05/40 Huricane I F/O B Drake “P” Pilot injured
14/05/40 Hurricane I F/Lt PP Hanks N2380 (S) shot down over Sedan, Pilot safe
14/05/40 Hurricane I F/O LR Lorimer L1676 shot down over Sedan, Pilot killed
14/05/40 Hurricane I F/O LR Clisby DFC P2546 shot down over Sedan, Pilot killed
15/5/40 Hurricane I F/O PHM Richey L1943 shot down St Hilaire-le-Grand, Pilot safe
17/05/40 Hurricane I F/O CD Palmer P2820 shot down near Reims, Pilot safe
17/05/40 Hurricane I Sgt FJ Soper L1905 (H) shot down location unknown, Pilot safe
18/05/40 Hurricane I Sgt RA Albonice L1856 shot down ground fire St Quentin, Pilot POW
19/05/40 Hurricane I F/O PHM Richey P2805? shot down Chateau-Thierry, Pilot wounded
Hope it helps
Splash
Thanks Splash. Sorry for the late reply. I’ve not been on for a while. I finished the French offline campaign but I’m holding off publishing until I can do a 602 sqn Battle of Britain campaign (Hellfire Corner) then I’ll bundle them together with my earlier ‘George Cross Island’ campaign and put them on M4T as a single download. The idea is that they’ll play as a single, 3 part campaign making up a full 1940-41 tour.
I did find some more useful info online, but it’s not easy to find specific and detailed stuff is it? ‘Buy No1 sqn on Amazon’ lol :rolleyes:
Whizz if you require any information eg Losses of 602 during BoB etc let me know I have some resources I can look at.
Anything really, I like looking up this stuff, it broadens the mind so to speak.
Good luck with the release, I will download it once ready.
Splash
Thanks Splash. Any info you have on 602 during the Battle of Britain Period will be gratefully accepted. I finished the ‘With Number 1 Sqn in France’ campaign using stock unmodded 4.09 then scrapped it to rebuild using the Hurricane with 12lbs boost and the battle of France map. So I ended up going the modded route after all. Same goes for ‘Hellfire Corner’. I’ll be using the Spitfire Mk1 and the 352nd Channel map. ‘George Cross Island’ is already on Mission4Today using the Malta map.