Spitfires Mk.Ib in No 92 Squadron

[Stig Jarlevik]

Larry

Checking the Ib you state with Jim Halley's lists in Aeromilitaria, he states the following Rxxxx were Mk Ib

R6713, R6761, R6762, R6770, R6776,
R6809, R6833, R6882, R6889, R6890,
R6897, R6904, R6908, R6911, R6912,
R6917, R6918?, R6919, R6923, R6924,
R6957, R6958, R6960 (total: 22 or 23)

In the Xxxxx range I have only found the following
X4231, X4257, X4272, X4280, X4342,
X4561 (total 6)

Not verified in these lists are "your"
R6778 and R6888

The funny thing is that if we include R6778 and R6888 we do get the total of either 30 or 31, but I rely on Halley, what do you rely on?

Cheers
Stig

[Stig Jarlevik]

PS: 92 Sq received the following Spitfire Ib

R6761: (RR on 3.2.1941 cv to Va) 14.8.1941
R6770: 8.3.1941 (to RR on 30.3.1941)
R6776: (RR on 10.2.1941cv to Vb) 3.3.1941
R6833: 12.11.1940 (to RR 16.2.1941 cv to Vb) back to 92 Sq 26.2.1941
R6882: 7.3.1941 (to RR on 2.5.1941 cv to Vb) back to 92 Sq 11.5.1941
R6890: (RR on 8.2.1941 cv to Vb) 8.3.1941
R6897: (RR on 11.1.1941 cv to Vb) 3.3.1941
R6904: 22.1.1941 (to RR on 16.2.1941 cv to Vb)
R6908: 14.11.1940 (to RR on 16.2.1941 cv to Vb) back to 92 Sq 28.2.1941
R6919: 22.1.1941 (to RR on 16.2.1941 cv to Vb) back to 92 Sq 26.2.1941
R6923: 28.11.1940 (to RR on 7.4.1941 cv to Vb) back to 92 Sq 15.4.1941
R6924: (to 6 MU 21.11.1941 cv to IIb) 22.1.1941
R6960: (to RR 5.2.1941 cv to Vb) 26.3.1941
X4257: (to RR 10.2.1941 cv to Vb)16.2.1941
X4272: 22.1.1941 (to RR 19.2.1941 cv to Vb) back to 92 Sq 2.3.1941
X4342: (to RR 11.1.1941) 13.3.1941
X4561: 1.12.1940

Cheers
Stig

[Larry]

My source of info is Michael J Bowyer in Aircraft of the Few by PSL in which he lists 19 Sqn Cannon armed Spitfires in the BoB none of which would have been Mk V at that time. I have JJ Halley's complete works too and as an AB member I can vouch for the work he did / does on them.