Reading Norman Franks’ book Air Battle for Dunkirk, I noticed that it referred to Geoffrey Stephenson being shot down in Spitfire IA N3200:
Pilot Officer M.D. Lyne confirmed seeing the Commanding Officer shoot down a Stuka but then Sergeant Potter saw his Spitfire in an apparently controlled glide over the French coast leaving a thin trail of blue smoke behind it.
This is the first time I’ve ever seen mention of N3200 being credited with a kill before. Anyone else able to confirm if this is the case?
By: R4118 - 1st June 2018 at 08:59
I’d never heard it before it was said at the weekend! I was under the assumption that he had been hit while attacking a Hrinkel 111……seems not now
By: DazDaMan - 31st May 2018 at 21:54
I knew she had taken a hit in the radiator during an engagement, hence the forced landing, but don’t ever recall seeing any mention of shooting anything down!
Well, well, it really is true – you learn something new every day!
By: One of the Few - 31st May 2018 at 16:47
In relation to the damage to N3200, pictures of her on the beach just after her forced landing shows what appear to be two bullet holes close to the oil tank on the under cowling near to the wing root. Loss of oil would definitely bring the Spitfires flight to a premature ending!.
By: R4118 - 31st May 2018 at 16:05
During John Romains displays on Saturday and Sunday the commentator mentioned that he had shot down a JU87 and while attacking the Stuka gunner had put a bullet in N3200’s radiator which meant Geoffrey Stephenson had to force land
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May 31, 2018 at 1:38 pm