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Old 18th March 2017, 20:34
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Re: Spitfire V ER254 of 242 Sqn. in Nov. 1942

These single character squadron codes are a feature of the squadrons entering North Africa from Gibraltar as part of (or just following) Operation Torch. They were allocated in sequence of arrival in North Africa (or at least that was the intention). B was allocated to 242 Sq, as you say, and G to 87 sq.
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