Thread: Seeking info on P/O Roi Leonard Saunders KIA May 22nd 1940
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Old 9th December 2015, 18:12
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Re: Seeking info on P/O Roi Leonard Saunders KIA May 22nd 1940
Hello Paul,

This really is turning into a can of worms isn't it!!

The whole RAF service numbering system is a bit of a minefield. Thanks for coming up with this particular quirk of the system, which as you point out seems to suggest that Roi Saunders was a pre-war AAF flyer with 600 Sqn. This sqn would have been equipped with the Mk1F Blenheim immediately prior to the war, so would explain why P/O Saunders ended up flying Blenheims with 57 sqn.

Many thanks to Ross, Dave and yourself for moving my understanding of this chap forward.

Regards,

Ian Marchant
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