Need ID of Spitfire ??oX FL Wheels Down & Burned on Beach at Dunkirk

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

I've recorded over a dozen photos of a Spitfire that landed wheels down on the beach at Dunkirk, France, circa end May to the beginning of June, 1940, and was apparently set afire by it's pilot as it sat next to the dunes. This has a half-white, half black undersurface but fire apparently obliterated any evidence of a code on the fuselage. Today, two of the best photos I've seen of this a/c, before it was further damaged by the tides, were posted for sale on eBay. Is there now enough information about this wreck, that by a process of elimination, we can ID which Spitfire this was and who landed it when and set it afire? There are photos of only 2-3 Spitfire wrecks on the beaches near Dunkirk that remain unidentified, this being one of them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350636406760...760%26_rdc%3D1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170937657361...361%26_rdc%3D1

What does the engineering on the a/c and the markings tell us about this a/c? Is this the a/c of P-O Davies of 222 SQ who FL wheels down on the beach near Dunkirk on May 31 and set fire to his N3295. Fits the description of his incident. Is there any other alternative?

Regards,

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator