RAF downed fighter in May or June 1940

[Rittmeister]

I'm new to this forum and all things aviation so please forgive me if the following question sounds awfully amateurish!

Is it possible to get further details on a downed British aircraft during the Westfeldzug in France 1940? I believe the aircraft is a Spitfire and the callsign (if that is the correct term) on the fuselage reads CZOZ. The "O" here is the British symbol, I don't know how to interpret it any better.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Peter Cornwell]

Hello Rittmeister,

Don't worry, we all had to start somewhere. This sounds like a No. 32 Squadron Hurricane to me. Can you post the image ? We may be able you further.

[Leendert]

Peter,

Didn't 32 Squadron have the "GZ" code?

If so, then what squadron was "CZ" in 1940? Or perhaps the code needs a second look on the picture....

Regards,

Leendert

[Leendert]

Rittmeister,

If "CZ" indeed turns out to be "GZ" then it is a Spitfire of 32 Squadron, as suggested. This squadron lost two Spitfires in France on 8 June 1940. Pilots Geoffrey Cherrington and Kenneth Kirkcaldie were killed.

Regards,

Leendert

[Brian]

Hi Leendert

You obviously mean Hurricane.

Cheers
Brian

[Leendert]

Brian,

You're right. Mixing up numbers is bad enough, but mixing up types is even worse...!

Regards,

Leendert