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BOSHOFF, Christian Gresse

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rank: Lt
status: 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.

Squadrons:

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RAF 94 squadron 1944-01-01

Aircraft:

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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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