RCAF Spit code letters - 403 and 412 Squadrons

[Bill Walker]

Thanks Tom. I know how easy it is to make a typo like that, so I doubt everything in my files.

[Spitfire 9]

Brian,

MJ306 VZ-K 412sq. I have a photo of this one, however tiz with F/Lt ABW Ketterson who was killed on this a/c, March 4th

MJ383 JU-B 111sq (if you also seek a/c squadron history?)

MJ384 412sq A claim for this a/c - s/d was made by; Lt.Nitz of; 111/JG 2 at the time, date & place of loss for this a/c.

I have single and group photo's of 41 different 403sq pilots, none of Beurling though!

e-mail if you want the names, I have various further combat histories etc on the
individual a/c if you want as well?

Cheers,

Mervyn

[Bill Walker]

Hi Mervyn;

I would be interested in any information you have on 412 Squadron aircraft.

[Spitfire 9]

Hi Bill,

I am arfrid you have a rather wide reaching question there Bill, but by all means happy to help with specific aircraft, if I can.......?

Mervyn

[Bill Walker]

A wide reaching question, because of wide reaching interests. To start, any serial numbers, with known dates of service and any known squadron codes would be nice. In general, any information (first dates, last dates, lossses, claims, etc.) that can be tied to specific serial numbers.

[skyhawk172]

Gentlemen,

If I may revive this forum, I am looking for letter codes for the following aircraft of 412 RCAF Sqdn:

Spitfire Vb (1943):

AB215 (possibly AD215 - both appear in the squadron ORB; one of these is probably a typo)

Spitfire IXb (winter/spring 1943/44):

MJ300
MK253
MK853

I have several others, but these will do for now. All were flown by a F/Lt Crimmins of 412 Sqdn., shot down on 10-5-1944 during a fighter sweep. I am doing a bio on this pilot and would appreciate any leads for these aircraft.

Regards,

Mike L.

[Bill Walker]

I can confirm AB215 with 412 Squadron, but only briefly. 29 June to 4 July 1943. Serial AD215 was not used.

MJ300 was YO*P with 401 Squadron when lost on 2 October 1944, no info on 412 Squadron.

Sorry, nothing on the others.

[skyhawk172]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Brian: I have a photo of a 412 Sqn scoreboard taken in Oct 43 showing Beurling's name (under Keefer) in A Flt. You are welcome to use it if you want. I also have some photos of 403 & 412 Sqn pilots if you are after anyone in particular

Chris,

Would you happen to have any photos of Fl/Lt. J.A.C. Crimmins? (He served with 412 Sqdn RCAF from 2-8-1943 to 10-5-1944).

How about that scoreboard?? I wonder if he is on it aswell.

Thanks in advance,

Mike L.

[VoyTech]

Originally Posted by Revi16

Not sure all your serial numbers match up with the correct Squadrons.

W3170 Vb 1635 EA M45 FF 1-5-41 Henley 9MU 5-5-41 74S 16-5-41 72S 27-7-41 Overturned on down-wind landing Martlesham Heath 5-4-42

W3170 was with 403 Sqn since November 1941 and it was in 403 that it had the April 1942 accident

MA356 VcT CBAF M50 6MU 2-6-43 215MU 11-6-43 SSLS627 26-6-43 Australia 2-8-43 RAAF as A58-235 Crashed nr Balranald NSW 11-44 rtp

'MA356' is probably a misspelling for MH356

MJ383 LFIX CBAF M66 39MU 5-11-43 47MU 19-11-43 Fort George 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 FTR ops 27-9-44

'MJ383' in squadron records could be a misspelling for MJ303 or MJ393.

MJ384 LFIX CBAF M66 39MU 30-10-43 405ARF 11-11-43 411S 21-11-43 421S Missing on beach patrol over Normandy 17-6-44 W/O L W Love killed

The '421' here seems to be a misspelling for 412.

[Chris Goss]

His name is on the board and might have one if his nickname was Red