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P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:17 pm
by georgetanksherman
Looking for the home town on
P/O Hugh Cornelius Murray, J/90425, RCAF
R.C.A.F. No. 417 Squadron
Spitfire, JF952, was shot down while flying a mission over Italy, he abandoned the aircraft and was captured and became a P.O.W.
Appreciate any help on this, Cheers
George
Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:15 pm
by Temujin
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 1:17 pm
Looking for the home town on
P/O Hugh Cornelius Murray, J/90425, RCAF
R.C.A.F. No. 417 Squadron
Spitfire, JF952, was shot down while flying a mission over Italy, he abandoned the aircraft and was captured and became a P.O.W.
Appreciate any help on this, Cheers
George
George, I believe he was from Brooklyn, NY but was born in Scotland, He was a naturalized American (document below)
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Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:26 pm
by Temujin
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
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Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:27 pm
by Temujin
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Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:57 pm
by Temujin
417 Squadron Operational Record Book for that day
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Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:48 pm
by Temujin
Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 8:11 pm
by Temujin
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Source:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p047.html
Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:26 am
by Temujin
Additional information from Operational Record Books
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Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:21 am
by Temujin
Re: P/O H.C. Murrey, J/90425
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:29 am
by Temujin
Forward Air Control in Italy (Rover Missions)
Italian campaign
By the time the Italian Campaign had reached Rome, the Allies had established air superiority. They were then able to pre-schedule strikes by fighter-bomber squadrons; however, by the time the aircraft arrived in the strike area, oftimes the targets, which were usually trucks, had fled. The initial solution to fleeting targets was the British "Rover" system. These were pairings of air controllers and army liaison officers at the front; they were able to switch communications seamlessly from one brigade to another—hence Rover. Incoming strike aircraft arrived with pre-briefed targets, which they would strike 20 minutes after arriving on station only if the Rovers had not directed them to another more pressing target. Rovers might call on artillery to mark targets with smoke shells, or they might direct the fighters to map grid coordinates, or they might resort to a description of prominent terrain features as guidance. However, one drawback for the Rovers was the constant rotation of pilots, who were there for fortnightly stints, leading to a lack of institutional memory. US commanders, impressed by British at the Salerno landings, adapted their own doctrine to include many features of the British system.
Call signs for the Rovers were "Rover Paddy" and "Rover David" for the RAF