August 1, 2016 at 1:09 am
I came across this image of a shot down Fairey Battle from an Ebay auction whilst looking for other things…
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I know it is from 103 squadron, being apparently K9374 in which Sgt CD Perry was injured, and later died of his wounds. His comrades escaped with their lives.
Another image.
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Other examples of the squadrons aircraft.
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Notice something? I cannot say I have seen the roundel located so far back on an RAF Battle – or any British military aircraft – before. A quick root around and it doesn’t seem to appear on any other Battle at the time of the blitzkrieg.
Was this a correct service application?