185 Squadron Fuselage Codes 1943-45

[Stig Jarlevik]

Originally Posted by Tim O.

Hi all

I have a log book and a series of photos to a pilot who flew with No. 185 Squadron from Malta and Italy in 1943-45. The photos all show Spitfires bearing the code 'LK', which references suggest would be 87 Squadron. Can anyone shed light on this please?

Quite odd Tim
All sources are pretty adamant that 87 Sq used the LK code and 185 Sq GL.
Plenty of s/n tie ups for both units.
Are any s/n readable for the aircraft you have with LK codes?

The two units often shared common bases during August 1944 - March/April 1945 such as:
Perugia between 3-23 Aug 1944
Loreto between 25 Aug - 3 Sep 1944
Fano between 4 - 16 Sep 1944 and again 2 - 7 Oct 1944
and so on.

Perhaps he only took photos of 87 Sq aircraft?
No idea if the two units shared aircraft (in a sort of pool)

Cheers
Stig