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Re: It does not add up,
Stig
That's what I have been trying to get my head around. From 74Sqn records.
6.5.41 (and the pilots listed against the airframe).
12 Spitfires escort 3 Blenheims
P7537 Flew early. Transfer flight.
P8047
P7502
P8421
P8423
P8274
P7367
P7289 Arnott (This Spitfire survived this combat and crashed in 1943).
P7316
P7428 Wilson (crash landed UK)
P8276
P8346 Howard (This Spitfire survived this combat and was lost in June 1941
with 303Sqn)
P8018
Took off 15 minutes later
P7537
P8386
The four that are not listed in the next days with 74Sqn are P7289, P7428,
P8346 and P7537
P7289 and P8346 survived and were lost later. One would have been flown by
Wilson and repaired and reissued. (Not sure if he crash landed or ditched depending on where you read!).
Therefore the two lost were P7428 and P7537
Photos of Arnott and the crashed Spitfire - looked like P7928 though the 9 was covered by the fuselage band.
Also P7428 was flown by Arnott a few times in the days before. He completed his log book post war with another serial P9188 but this was not correct either.
There is a mix up with serial numbers it seems. Three missing Spitfires from after 6th May 1941 seem to be P7289, P7428 and P7537
This is why I was interested in P7537 of 74Sqn and this photo.
regards
Mark
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