Shooting up Rommel

Hi everyone,

My brother and I dispute what type of planes were involved in the strafing of Rommel's staff car.

Can anyone help?

I realise this is not a WW1 topic but Forumites seem very knowledgable on WW2!

VBR

Andrew

[Barrett]

Field Marshal Rommel (who won the PlM in WW I--mandatory Great War content) reportedly was strafed by Spitfires, Typhoons, and Thunderbolts. A friend of mine who was a 9th AF P-47 group commander thought for quite awhile he did the deed, but it turned out the locale was wrong. (BTW: Mort's "I Love Me Wall" displays his hole in one certificate ABOVE his Distinguished Service Cross.)
Somewhere, somebody in Britain knows fershure.

The following is from a site maintained by the RCAF Association at Http://www.airforce.ca/citations/index.htm...

SWITZER, F/L William Alexander (J21618) - Mention in Despatches - Overseas - Award effective 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 155/46 dated 15 February 1946. Home in Edson, Alberta; enlisted in Edmonton, 11 July 1941. Trained at No.4 ITS (graduated 2 January 1942), No.18 EFTS (graduated 13 March 1942) and No.1 SFTS (graduated 17 July 1942). Arrived in UK 19 August 1942; No.7 (P) AFU, 4 September 1942; No.56 OTU, 28 September 1942; No.193 Squadron 15 December 1942. Injured in action, 15 August 1944. Participated in attack which may have injured Rommell, 17 July 1944 (others were J17690 F/L R.W. Davidge, R132595 WO1 A.W.E. Sugden and J85756 F/L G.E. Langille, all of No.193 Squadron, a Typhoon unit). See Wing Abroad, 26 October 1944