Spitfirs Mk ixe AHW call sign

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Spitfire IX PV213/ AH-W of Capt   K   D   H Bolstad, No   332 (Norwegian) Sqn, B79 Woensdrecht, Holland, 14   January 1945 Having joined No   332 Sqn as a second lieutenant in 1943, Capt   Kåare Bolstad had been promoted to command ‘B’ Flight by January 1945. During a sweep in company with fellow Norwegian-manned No   331 Sqn on 14   January 1945, Spitfires from both units became engaged with the fighter cover near Rheine airfield. At least five Me   262s were also seen, and diving down, Bolstad claimed his second victory when he destroyed one of the jets. He was promoted to command his squadron soon afterwards but on 3   April he was shot down by flak and killed whilst strafing (in PT834) near Zwolle, in Holland. PV213 had also been destroyed by then, the Spitfire being lost to unknown causes during a sweep on 16   February.

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