Marendaz, 35 Squadron
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The current issue of ‘Aeroplane‘ has an article on Lieutenant DMK Marendaz who claims to have made a significant recce during the battle of Cambrai.
For those who haven‘t seen the Aeroplane article yet, this has a summary (based, clearly, on Marendaz‘s account):
Apparently, 35 Squadron records do not support this, and there is no Casualty Record Card relating to Marendaz‘s ‘crash‘.
My recollection of the details of Cambrai are that the bridge in question was only ‘uncrossable‘ because a British tank went through it. Thus there were British troops on the ground to report the situation, and any air observation would have been, at best, a confirmation. However, the cavalry did spend a lot of time looking for a river crossing, and it does seem that they were unaware of the situation until they arrived…
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