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kaki3152 30th January 2019 22:52

Crash Landed 74 Sq Spitfire I Dunkirk(?)
 
Series of three photos of a crash landed 74 Sq. Spitfire I Code letter ZP-D.
Can anyone identify There was a listing of shot down 74 Sq on this board years ago, I'll see if I can link it.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archiv...p?t-50731.html

Faenor 31st January 2019 12:26

Re: Crash Landed 74 Sq Spitfire I Dunkirk(?)
 
Hi kaki3152,

on tho slink, there is visible "sky band" marking - so the date is after 11/1940 if I remember correctly.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-2-WK-Ab...frcectupt=true

So it fit (and serial number is visible), that this machine is Spitfire Mk. Vb W3208, which was lost 6.7.1941:
http://aircrewremembered.com/carter-leslie.html

Faenor

kaki3152 31st January 2019 13:11

Re: Crash Landed 74 Sq Spitfire I Dunkirk(?)
 
Thanks Faenor.

Bertrand H 31st January 2019 13:20

Re: Crash Landed 74 Sq Spitfire I Dunkirk(?)
 
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...=49458&page=44

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Icare9 31st January 2019 14:40

Re: Crash Landed 74 Sq Spitfire I Dunkirk(?)
 
Just a comment - it's clear he crash landed on land, so why is he a Runnymede commemoration? Even if dead in the cockpit, I'd have expected a known burial?

Faenor 31st January 2019 14:49

Re: Crash Landed 74 Sq Spitfire I Dunkirk(?)
 
Hi,

Spitfire W3208 was piloted by P/O Skinner - there is more info about this pilot:
http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/SkinnerWM.htm

On this link, http://aircrewremembered.com/carter-leslie.html , there is another Spitfire shot downed in same engagement and there is notice about Spit W3208

Faenor


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