Seeking photos/info of 92 SQ Spitfires crashed & damaged during 23.5.40 combat over France

[wise62]

Hello,

the spitfire into the sand has a M as part of his code letters, the site is the beach near Wissant.
Does anyone has a picture of P/O Gillies? I have located his crash site.

Wise62

[wise62]

Hi again,

about Pat Learmond :

in september 1987, l'association Maurice Choron dug up a spitfire MKI wreck, between Blériot Plage and Sangatte :
From witness , this a/c was shot down in the morning of may 1940 (23/24 may).

carbonised ashs has been found still into the wreckage.
No proof of identity of the pilot was found.
About the a/c, the engine plate was:
Merlin III/19131 N° 144503
On the side door of the fuselage which has been found, the trace of a letter code was seen : O - G or Q.

Unfortunatly, the engine number is not listed in the forms 78 kept by official records. So this pilot remains unknown.

Wise62

[Andy Saunders]

Originally Posted by wise62

Hello,

the spitfire into the sand has a M as part of his code letters, the site is the beach near Wissant.
Does anyone has a picture of P/O Gillies? I have located his crash site.

Wise62

Here is John Gillies.

Would be interested to hear from you about his crash site and to know more specifics about what may have been Learmond's crash site.

[northeagle]

Originally Posted by wise62

Hello,

the spitfire into the sand has a M as part of his code letters, the site is the beach near Wissant.
Does anyone has a picture of P/O Gillies? I have located his crash site.

Wise62

Another one of Gillies. Taken at Stalag Luft III photo courtesy of Dudley Craig.

Best Wishes.
Robert.