Spitfire EN844

[keith A]

This aircraft is identified in AH as being flown by Chris LeRoux of 91 Squadron during September -October 1942. However according to this website

http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search/

EN844 was shot down by JG26 on 23 September (over a month before AH claims he shot down 2 FW190 in this aircraft).

regards

Keith

[Tom Semenza]

On top of that, Those Other Eagles shows EN844 being flown by F/O R.S. Nash on 4 March 1943!

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

FCL vol 2
Page 67
23rd September 1942
91 Sqn - Spitfire VB - EN844
P/O. J. B. EDWARDS +
Shipping recce, Gris Nez at 0630 hours.
Shot down by Fw190 of JG 26
To which I penciled in, Lnt Beese .
The JG 26 War Diary vol 1, page 289/290 has -
23 September
The 1st Staffel's Lt. Artur Beese claimed a Spitfire three miles west of CP Gris Nez; No further information is available.
page 290 - Claim confirmed.
CWGC has Edwards as Remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, so I would assume that the a/c went down into the sea.
AH page 397,
LE ROUX Johannes Jacobus Sqdn Ldr - RAF No. 42240.
31 October - 2 - FW190s - Spitfire VB - EN844 - 15 m E Dover - 91 Sqn
RAF Victory Claims - part Two, page 206 gives time as 1720.
AH
Vol II re NASH, Raymond Stanley - Sqdn Ldr - RAF No. 119808
1943
4 Mar - 1/2 FW190 - Spitfire VB - Calais - 91 Sqn.
No serial number given.
RAF Victory Claims - part two, page 223 gives time as 1200.
RAF Aircraft - EA100- EZ999, page 67
EN844 - 91 - Missing from Shipping Reconnaisance to Ostend 23.9.42.
"Spitfire the History" has on page 212,
EN844 - 6MU 4-5-42, 91S 31-5, FTR 23-9.
Alex.