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Hi Kaiyan,

P2737 id not valid serial number of Hurricane

Mariusz

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Indeed

I don't understand why Kaiyan continues to refer to P2737
As far as I know that RAF number did not exist....

Pity we cannot see any of his photos

Cheers
Stig

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Good evening, It a shame that I cannot post pics any more, as I said the number on the tail of GZ-Z READS TO MY EYES as P2737 I know for a fact GZ-Z was based at Biggin in Aug. of 1940 a photo of it landing there exists...
perhaps and this is just a suggestion somebody could look the squadron records, I know that is some thing I will do in the coming days.

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Royal Air Force. An RAF Flight Authorisation Log Book for the Enemy Aircraft Servicing and Storage Unit (EASSU) from October 1945 to July 1946.

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/a...55ef67445bea24

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RAF Intruder Personal Combat Report

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/a...3-aecb00e6476b

Battle of Britain Polish RAF Fighter Command Combat Reports

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/a...2-aecb00e6476b

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P2737 Was never a RAF serial

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Post 2276 # 9 appears to show Spitfire ML171/RY-C of 312 Sqn.
The date on the caption must be wrong as it joined 312 Sqn on 8 Jul 44, and moved on to 313 Sqn on 5 Oct 44.
Source: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/_prodn%20list.txt

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyMa (Post 321312)

It is indeed ML171 Andy
However the RY code was used by 313 Sq so date is probably correct.
Cheers
Stig

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Doh, I was fixated on 312 Sqn. You are quite correct Stig.

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Post 2291 #3 is Spitfire P9317/ZD-A of 222 Sqn, forced down at Le Touquet on 1 Jun 40.
It was later flown by the Luftwaffe.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyMa (Post 321323)

Doh, I was fixated on 312 Sqn. You are quite correct Stig.

I fully realized you were Andy since that is what the seller wants you to be.
I went back and had another look at the group of photos.....
Easy to be focused on the 312th

Cheers
Stig

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thanks ED

_2302_1 : Curtiss H-75A n° 162 "6" of GC I/4 2ème escadrille lost on 11/06/1940 with du Cne Bernard Barbier

_2304_4 : MS 406 n°711 of GC II/6, 3ème escadrille lost at Maubeuge on 11/05/1940 with sgc Jean Touret

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2306_3 Hurricane V7800 of 33 Sqn, Flying Officer Raymond Douglas Dunscombe (RAFVR 87403) overshot the runway landing from a practice flight, and crash-landed into slit trench, Maleme, Greece. Abandoned

other view here
https://www.ebay.de/itm/265821517503?......AAOSw2Bdi8hn6

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Gentlemen

2306/4 gives me a problem
To me this looks like L9398 lost in France May 1940

However I also have another crashed Blenheim IV coded RT-N (ie also 114 Sq)
which was reported as being L9398.
I cannot identify the complete s/n myself since the first letter is more or less obliterated
while the first digit may (or may not) be a 9.
The last three digits may be 398 but knowing how easily the digits 3 can turn into 9s and
a digit 9 to an 8 and vice versa I am simply curious if anyone has a clue what RT-N really
was?

What is certain is that the two photos does not depict the same aircraft.

Cheers
Stig

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2306 - 2 is Battle K9251 of 218 Sqn, abandoned at Auberive on 15 May 40.
2306 - 4 will be Blenheim L8398 of 30 Sqn, flown to Maleme from Elefsis on 18 Apr 41 and abandoned in Crete. It was coded VT-B, although there does not seem to be much sign of that.
L9398 was indeed lost in France with 114 Sqn, being abandoned after being damaged in an air raid on Condé-Vraux on 11 May 40

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Thanks for that Andy

Good answer!!
What did I tell you? Those darn 9s and 8s....;)
I really should have noticed the Mk I nose. Guess I was too concentrated on the digits.:o

Oh well, so it goes.
Cheers
Stig

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Thanks Ed.
#2 is Battle K7696/QT-I of 142 Sqn, shot down on 19 May 40, crew POW.
Synopsis here: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/227706

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You're welcome Andy.

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hi all,

no5 from previous post is P-47D-22-RE ser num 42-26060 LM*C from 56th FG, list 18th September 1944

Some other photos there:

https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18949

Faenor

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Can anyone please ID this French biplane most likely captured in 1940?

https://www.ebay.de/itm/354224509323...75.c101224.m-1

Cheers
Stig

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D.H.60 Moth.

kind regards

Newcomer

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Stig

Air history gives DH.82A Tiger Moth F-AQDP of Aero Club de France /Paris

Bertrand