Seeking info & photos of Blenheim L9185 of 18 SQ that FL at Wimereux, France on 21 May 1940

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Andy et. al.

Thanx for the additional comments. Peter Cornwell has just accepted that the photo posted by Bertrand Hugot, and others we have--three from the ECPA-D Collection--, do, in fact, show L9185, WVoN down at Wimereux, France, on 21 May 1940. The last number of the SN shown in the Pieter Hooijmans enlargement is still not entirely clear, but after Martin Gleeson did a thorough review of the four possibilities for the other SN used by the SQ, this is the only conclusion that makes sense. Peter also accepts the info that it was accidentally shot down by a Spitfire flown by Sq.Ldr A.L. Franks of 610 SQ.

So this one is solved, although eventually it is hoped that a clear photo of the SN L9185 on this a/c will eventually surface to further confirm this.

If anyone has copies of photos that would help tell the story of this incident, including from the referenced 610 SQ photo albums, your help with this would be appreciated.

My appreciation to you all for your efforts. Truly a team effort to solve this one.