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Re: HP.52 Hampden M o QR 61 Squadron
Hello Hans,
I wondered about the Squadron code.
and the serial number.
Two a/c from 61 squadron were lost on the same night as the two from 83 Squadron.
12/13 August 1940
61 Sqdn a/c
P4335 - P/O. T.C.Cundill - "QR- " ? - crashed nr Múnster (earlier was presumed as Ditched, all missing).
P4379 - P/O. H. C. Sheldon - "QR- " ? - All b. Hamburg.
83 Sqdn a/c
P4340 - F/L. A. R. Mulligan DFC - "QR-M " - Shot down nr Mesum 5m SE of Rheine, two crew b. Reichswald.
P4410 - F/O. E. H. Ross DFC - "OL-H" - crashed nr Múnster
My though was that the a/c could be P4379 with the "79" distorted in the crash and looks like "40".
BUT
I used "Paint" and inverted the colour on "090824RAFBomber9"
and "QR - M" is quite clearly marked as serial number P4340.
Perhaps the a/c was on loan or about to be loaned.
All for now
Alex
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