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Old 6th December 2015, 11:18
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Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
Hi All,
I'm building a model of a defiant which shot down a Do17 of 7.KG2 over Corby in Northamptonshire February 4th 1941. Does anyone have information on the serial number and the codes of this defiant

I know its 151 sqn and was crewed by the pair Sergeants H.E Bodien and E.C Jonas

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Old 6th December 2015, 12:30
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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
You can get the relevant pages from the National Archives. I am in touch with Bodien's daughter but before he died, he destroyed all photos, documents and his logbook.
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Old 6th December 2015, 13:31
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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
Thanks Chris,

I downloaded the combar reports but they don't mention the actual aircraft. I was hoping someone might know more

This morning I've found out it was N3387. (They must have used this aircraft regularly as Bodien and Jonas bailed out of it in August 41! )

We know 151 codes were ZZ so I just to know the aircraft letter

Anyone got any ideas

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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
You can also download the F540 Operations Record Book from the NA as well as combat reports. However whether the codes are noted I do not know
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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
By May 41 N3387 was DZ-E, in the month the compiler of the ORB (AIR 27/1018) got a rush of blood to the head and starts putting the code a well as the s/n on Form 541.

If you go with -E you run the risk that N3387 was coded differently in Feb 41

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Old 6th December 2015, 17:07
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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
Thanks Chris, I'll look at that

Martin, thats superb info - I'm happy to go with E after all its only a few weeks

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Old 7th December 2015, 23:23
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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
Nigel, I'm curious where you got the info that Bodien bailed out of N3387?
According to the Air-Britain book on N serials, this aircraft served in No. 10 Air Gunnery School and was SOC on 23.08.43.

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Old 8th December 2015, 19:40
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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
Hi Tom,
I googled N3387 defiant and it was the 1st thing that came up. Its a site called tracesofwar.com

Maybe they got their info wrong?

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Re: Help wanted for markings and serial of 151 sqn defiant
N3378 not N3387
http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash...ak-district-2/

N3387 10/04/1941 : only Sgt Jonas baled out
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.u...rashes1941.htm
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Stand corrected, got my numbers mixed up for the August bale out
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