[Alex Smart]

Hello David,
You may like to try the NA for the squadron orb.
For the 25/03/1943 the name Simmons is not mentioned as far as I could see.
So perhaps he was still presumed to be a 238 Sqn man ?

As for the a/c and pilots for the 25th, they were - in order

Spitfire V's
Serial numbers
525,303,541,211,116,233.
A/c letters
X,S,B,Z,N,H.
Pilots
Viljoen, Tyrrell, Gilson, Quin, Robinson, Rossouw.

Second flight
Spitfire V's
Serial numbers
525,381,188,576,941,590,211,390,193,476,983.
A/c Letter
X,A,F,C,E,M,Z,B,V,W,Y.
Pilots
Gaynor, Wikner, Lanham, Van der Merwe, Brebner, Van Nus, O'Farrell, Smith, Drummond, Chapel, Hillary.

A/c tie-ups are possibly -
ER525, EP303, 541, ES211,ER116,JK233.
and
ER525, 381, 188, 576, ER941, 590, ES211, BR390, 193, 476, ER983.

Smith was in collision with an Mc202.
Also Tyrrell was killed.

No mention of Simmons at all.

So perhaps as I suggest 238 Sqn may give up a serial number ?

Alex