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Re: No. 40 squadron SAAF - Spitfire 1945, ITALY
No problems Etienne
Strange how you have to use many sources to come up with an answer...
Starting up EP622 is only recorded By Air Britain with RAF 185 Sq (Malta based) and as SOC 28.4.1945.
Brent (85 years of SAAF) does not list it at all.
Morgan/Shacklady in their Spitfire finally says as follows of EP622
9 MU 18.7.42
76 MU 16.8.42
Empire Cabot (vessel) 28.8.42
Gibraltar 24.9.42
Malta 1.11.42
North Africa 1.6.43 HOS SAAF
So we can see how the jigsaw comes together. While at Malta it no doubt was flown by 185 Sq and when handed over to SAAF it went to 40 SAAF Sq (proof thanks to the photo!!)
Cheers
Stig
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