Spitfire of 242 Squadron - North Africa 1942-43

[Zoran Petek]

Page from "Comat codes"

Some additions:
3 SCHOOL OF GENERAL RECONNAISSANCE
Coded 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1 Botha I L6250 1-F, Anson I DJ356 1-F
2 Botha I W5077 2-W, Anson I AX232 2-05
3 Botha I L6328 3-L, Anson I EG134 3-01
4 Botha I L6497 4-H, Anson I N5368 4-03
5 Botha I L6297 5-B

4 RADIO SCHOOL, coded 4+digits
Dominie I X7449 4-92
Proctor I P6180 4-99, Proctor IV NP365 4-32
Oxford II ED126 4-109

5 MIDDLE EAST TRAINING SCHOOL:
Until 1942 known as Torpedo Bombing School.
Beaufort II DE126 5-N
Beaufighter XI JM401 5-N
Hurricane IIC L8902 5-W, Hurricane IV LD216 5-V
Wellington IC DV550 5-G, Wellington VIII HX864 5-B etc.



Wellington of 8 Sqn, Aden


Baltimore FW373, ex 55 Sqn. Used later for communicatoons. SOC 14.3.46.


F-A of 73 OTU. Spinner is single colour, probably Mid Stone.


Well known Spitfire of 152 Sqn. Ended the war coded 'N' in 352 Yugoslav Sqn RAF, Prkos 45. Later in JRV, 9491, Mostar, until accident 6.10.47.


Last but bot least. Educated guess of Tim's Spit ER778

Also Nick was right - Sky is stil listed 1942 for underside colour "abroad".

Zoran