BOSHOFF, Christian Gresse
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rank: Ltstatus: kia
airforce: SAAF (no: 328548V )
born: Grootfontein South Africa
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Lost in aircraft Spitfire Vc JK162 Crashed near Skoplje after being damaged by an exploding railway wagon.
Airborne to Straff railway traffic between Veles and Skopjle. 4 engines and 7 wagons were destroyed and 15 trucks.
Lt Boshoff. C.G was seen to crash 15 to 20 miles S.E of Skopjle after being hit by the impact of an exploding truck.
Airborne to Straff railway traffic between Veles and Skopjle. 4 engines and 7 wagons were destroyed and 15 trucks.
Lt Boshoff. C.G was seen to crash 15 to 20 miles S.E of Skopjle after being hit by the impact of an exploding truck.
Spitfire Art Prints:
Squadrons:
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 94 | 1944-01-01 | -- |
Aircraft:
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| Serial | Note | Date |
| Lt C.G Boshoff flew Hurricanes before 1st March | 1944-03-01 | |
| MH970 | Scrambled to intercept hostile. Raider went into neighboring sector | 1944-03-04 |
| MH982 | Convoy patrol 'SANDSTORM' | 1944-03-08 |
| MH977 | Ordered to intercept X.100 n.w EL ADEM turned out friendly | 1944-03-09 |
| MA360 | Convoy patrol 'RUBBLE' | 1944-03-13 |
| MA363 | Convoy patrol over 'RAVEN' | 1944-03-18 |
| Dusk patrol convoy 'COLLAR' | 1944-03-20 | |
| MA363 | Convoyy patrol 'WAGON' | 1944-03-21 |
| MA363 | Search for U-boat, no sighting | 1944-03-22 |
| MA363 | Convoy patrol 'NUMERATOR' | 1944-03-25 |
| MA363 | Convoy patrol over 'RAVEN' | 1944-04-02 |
| MH360 | Convoy patrol over 'PANNIER' | 1944-04-17 |
| MA363 | Convoy patrol over 'CROSSBENCH' | 1944-04-23 |
| MH551 | Ordered to Scramble but order was cancelled | 1944-04-26 |
| Patrol convoy ''NETTLE' | 1944-05-01 | |
| EN152 | Escort to Beaufighters attacking RDF stations at Leonda & Selino Kastelli | 1944-05-06 |
| MA363 | Dusk patrol convoy 'CASING' | 1944-05-16 |
| MA363 | Patrol convoy 'HANKEY' | 1944-05-24 |
| JK327 | Patrol convoy 'COCKATOO' | 1944-05-31 |
| MA508 | Ecort to Marauders bombing Crete. One spitfire damaged from flak. | 1944-06-08 |
| MA363 | Patrolled convoy 'Horn' | 1944-06-21 |
| MA363 | Patrol convoy 'HUNTER' | 1944-06-23 |
| JK435 | Patrol convoy 'CRUPPER' | 1944-06-29 |
| MH558 | Last patrol over convoy 'STRAND' | 1944-07-30 |
| MA508 | Took off to patrol convoy 'STRAND' but had to return L.R.T trouble. | 1944-07-30 |
| MA508 | Sweep over Crete no Enemy A/C seen | 1944-08-11 |
| Nil flying from 27-08-44 to 19-10-44 Squadron moving | 1944-08-27 | |
| BR177 | From Savoia (Libya) to Kalamaki (Greece) Lt Dummett received fatal injuries. | 1944-10-19 |
| ER653 | Recce of roads Kitros. Rail traffic left burning | 1944-10-23 |
| ES133 | Straffing attack on rail traffic N.Larissa no.2 was hit by flak had to force land. He returned to base 30-10-44 | 1944-10-26 |
| ER871 | Straff stationary train. No1 made a force landing in the sea N. Skiathos and was killed | 1944-10-31 |
| ER663 | Recce roads Gevgelija to Salonika. | 1944-11-02 |
| BR363 | Recce of railways Prilep & Skoplje areas | 1944-11-04 |
| BR363 | Recce of Railways | 1944-11-04 |
| JK162 | Straffed railway traffic between Veles & Skoflje. | 1944-11-08 |
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