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Yes they did. In fact they had the same code letters as 616 Squadron. I believe that when 92 changed their codes from GR to QJ in late May i think, 616 did not change theirs, so during the period of the Battle of Britain, 2 Spitfire squadrons had QJ on their aircraft!. So far as i can make out- and i`m sure i will be corrected if i`m wrong, 616 applied their codes slightly thinner and smaller.

Thank you One of the Few,

Someone on the Britmodeller forum was asking for confimation that 92 Sqn used QJ in Sept 1940, so I will pass the answer on.

As for the 616 Sqn codes, you’re correct about the sizes being different. The story goes that this was down to the sqn’s painter/finisher- a signwriter at a Doncaster coachworks in his normal job-who, when tasked to apply the codes did not have the specification so painted them as he thought right.

Regards Rad.