Spitfire shot down in Alderney
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Hello to all,
borrow a photoalbum from a member of Flak-Regiment, he served from 1942 on the island Alderney. Thre is a photo of a Spitfire (Mk. V?) on ground. Codes are PJ ο N Does anybody know more information? |
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Hi Landser,
PJ was the unit code for 130 Sqn for much of the war (1941-44). The unit was based in Cornwall for most of this period which would fit with a loss over the Channel Islands. Best Regards Andy Fletcher |
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Same aircraft I believe but I have it as 59 sqd. need to check..
Mk.IIa PJ-N P7904 |
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Just checked code were used by both 59 and 130 so must down to dates...
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59 Sqn. was never equipped with Spitfires. It used Hudsons and then Liberators and Fortresses.
P7904 was indeed with 130 Sqn. Shot down on 21 Aug. 41. Its pilot P/O Henry Webster Pickstone (67064) became a POW. Tom |
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Kaiyan
PJ was the code used by 59 Sq pre-war. When the war broke out RAF changed basically all unit codes. 59 Sq was then issued the code digits TR. That code was used to late 1942/early 1943 when they were issued with WE which I believe was used for the rest of the wartime period Cheers Stig |
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59 Squadron codes
PJ Sep 1938 - Sep 1939 TR Sep 1939 - Oct 1942 1 Aug 1943 - Jul 1944 WE Jul 1944 - Oct 1945 BY Oct 1945 - Jun 1946, Dec 1947 - Oct 1950 |
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Thanks
I missed out the 'awful' Coastal Command code 1 :) Sorry about that... Cheers Stig |
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Many thanks for the info i'll have to update my files regards
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Guys, many warm thanks for your informations.
Miro |
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