Operational sorties Detailed view
Preben Ernst Ipsen
Unit
237 Sqn
Aircraft
Spitfire IX L.F. , MK713
Date
08.06.44
Time
14:30 - 16:50
Details
8 a/c (F/Lt. Ipsen) on a Fighter sweep of the POGGIBONSI-SIENA area. 15 vehicles were destroyed, 16 were damaged, and a train with steam up was straffed. F/O Crook's (80354) a/c was damaged by the explosion of one of the trucks.
Source
AIR 27/1451, combination of form 540 and form 541 as the latter is very difficult to read.
Note
2 a/c returned early woth a stuck port wheel; among these F/Lt. Ipsen