Database issue

[jonheyworth]

Anyone got the same, when I try to search by say : Polish / Africa for example, it won't work and I keep getting" cannot fetch total "

[paulmcmillan]

No

This is Poland

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...ame=&serialno=

No country called Africa so nothing found

[Jagan]

There was a glitch earlier. It has been fixed.

[jonheyworth]

Italy, does anyone else get 1 X unaccounted Airman notification up when you enter Italy into the database but then not be able to find that unaccounted Airman ?

[paulmcmillan]

Yes i get the message

"Your current query terms Italy returns 2461 records, 2460 records (99.96%) have circumstances of death. 1 records (0.04%) do not have details."

I think Jagan will have to run a direct query on Database to find why the mismatch appears

Any help its in 8th Sept 1944 - I found it by elimination year, months then date ranges

and its this record and its to do with the "V"

Flight Lieutenant Alan Geoffrey BREWIS (129531) Navigator/W V RAF 1944-09-08 19 Sqdn SAAF AIR27 Italy Sangro River War Cemetery

From

A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Volume 5 Christopher Shores, ‎Giovanni Massimello, ‎Russell Guest · 2021
Page 250

"Lt Col Catton Of 19 SAAF Squadron led another two Beaufighters from 16 SAAF Squadron on a reconnaissance over the railway between Larissa and Salonika. All three aircraft were hit by Flak, Catton's observer being severely wounded, the pilot of another aircraft belly-landing, the third crashing when a tyre blew on
landing due to Flak damage. Light Flak was encountered every two to four miles along the track."

Is an unknown Beaufighter


"Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft V left 1025 to recce of railway Larissa-Salonika, hit by Flak, observer killed, returned to base; Lt Col E.G.Catton unhurt "

19 Sqn SAAF
Beaufighter ' V ' left 1025 to recce of railway Larissa - Salonika , hit by Flak , observer killed , retumed to base ; Lt Col E.G.Catton safe / Fit Lt A G Brewis KIA