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Re: Need ID of Spitfire ??oX FL Wheels Down & Burned on Beach at Dunkirk
Chris,
Thanx for commenting. There are plenty of photos of this one around, which I've been trying to ID for years. I keep hoping that by a process of elimination it will be possible to ID this one, as there is no other apparent way to do so from the burned out wreckage. Here are the wrecks identified in photos on the beach from Ostend, Belgium to the Dunkirk area, that appear to have been matched to Spitfires during this time frame.
PO Alan C. Deere, KLoB, N31890, RTD, 28.5.40
Sq Ldr G.D. Stephenson, QVo, N3200, PoW, 26.5.40 (Need full first name)
PO Kenneth G Hart RTD, YToO, K9912, RTD, 26.5.40
PO Patrick AG Learmond, GRoM? P9370 MIA (Photo Match Probable), 23.5.40
PO T Smart, YToK, P9435, RTD, 28.5.40 (Need full first name)
PO Peter Cazenove, oJ, P9374, PoW, 24,5.40
As I indicated above, the account of PO G.G.A Davies (need first name) of 222 SQ who FL wheels down on the beach near Dunkirk on May 31 and set fire to his ZDoG, N3295, fits what we see in these photos pretty well. However there is at least one other and possibly more wreck photos that could match this story. Does anyone have any other possibilities as to who this might be? Does the prop spinner or any other engine detailing or camouflage tell us anything about the subtype of this Spitfire, or the date of this incident, that might allow us to match it to a 222 SQ a/c, and hopefully Davies, in particular?
Has anyone matched any other Spitfire FL or wreck photos on the beaches of Belgium/France during May-June, 1940 with a specific unit, pilot or date?
Who can help?
Regards,
Larry Hickey
EoE Project coordinator
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