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Re: 103 MU at Aboukir
103 MU as well as some other MUs were responsible for quite advanced modifications. It was the Mu which introduced Aboukir Filters and clipped wings in the area, for example. Spitfires for the Flight were highly modified to increase their altitude performance.
They obviously required skilled groundcrew and experienced pilots, who were of short supply in operational Squadrons. Therefore it was likely much more easier logistically to attach MU crew rather than to send extra people to a particular Squadron.
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