Hi all,
there is a list of 74. SQ lost during May 1940 from my archive:
Area Year Month Day Type Version Serial number Mark Squadron Rank Name Name
BoF 1940 May 21 Spitfire Mk. I K9957 ZPoQ 74 P/O R.D. Aubert
BoF 1940 May 23 Spitfire Mk. I K9867 ZPoJ 74 S/Ldr. F.L. White
BoF 1940 May 23 Spitfire Mk. I P9441 74 F/O V.G.I.D Byrne
BoF 1940 May 24 Spitfire Mk. I K9992 74 F/Lt. W.P.F. Treacy
BoF 1940 May 24 Spitfire Mk. I N3243 74 P/O R.D. Aubert
BoF 1940 May 24 Spitfire Mk. I P9321 74 F/O D.S. Hoare
BoF 1940 May 24 Spitfire Mk. I K9952 74 Sgt. E.A. Mould
BoF 1940 May 27 Spitfire Mk. I K9875 ZPoZ 74 F/Lt. W.P.F. Treacy
BoF 1940 May 27 Spitfire Mk. I L1084 74 P/O P.C.F. Stevenson
We know about 2 Spitfires with code ZP from 74 Squadron:
ZPoQ - K9957 ZPoQ 74 P/O R.D. Aubert
ZPoJ - K9867 ZPoJ 74 S/Ldr. F.L. White
Both plane are from initial serie of production and have different radio mast then other series - so these photos are of K9957 and K9867, because:
K9952 74 Sgt. E.A. Mould - pilot baled out
K9992 74 F/Lt. W.P.F. Treacy - pilot baled out
K9875 ZPoZ 74 F/Lt. W.P.F. Treacy - pilot belly-landed near Gravelines, only this one is possibility to match to photo of Spitfire ZPoQ.
Spitfire ZPoJ look, like the the technicians check the machine - same like info about lost with S/Ldr. White - for repairing this machine was sent 2 technicians.
From my perspective, these 2 photos are "strange":
https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gall...ire-mk-i-nose/
https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gall...spitfire-mk-i/
From my perspective, its not ZDoA - compare the nose and red line
https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gall...spitfire-mk-i/
And Its not AZoH - no bottom in black
https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gall...herbourg-1940/
Maybe of P9321 74 F/O D.S. Hoare, which force landed too?
Faenor