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Old 2nd Nov 2022, 13:57
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Originally Posted by Wander00
Tony, as I may have mentioned I am in touch with daughter of Flt Comer who was a 192 Washingon captain for a while based in Cyprus and carrying out pre Suez Elint, for which it seems he was awarded the AFC. I have heard a rumour he also tangled, successfully, ie he survived, with an Egyptian MiG. Anything you have come across. Ian G
The book "Listening In" does cover operations during this period. Washington WZ968 was dispatched on 9th August 1956 to Nicosia and Flt Comer carried out a day sortie off the Egyptian coast on 26th August. There were further sorties before the invasion and after the withdrawal the last mission being flown on the 26th November. There is no mention in the book of any close call with an angry MiG!
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