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September 27, 2010 at 2:09 pm

92 Sqn Garrick or Gannic?

Currently enjoying Kent’s One of the Few and that says the call sign was Garrick, where as Wellum’s First Light states it was Gannic, both mention this several times.

Just wondered which was correct?

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By: Monsun - 27th September 2010 at 15:50

I meant to query this on the First Light thread as I thought I heard Gannic mentioned when Wellum was lost in cloud.

Have done a lot of research on 92 Sqn, albeit for 1941, but I have never seen reference to ‘Gannic’ in any combat report or intelligence report.

I have a lot of combat reports for 92 for the 1941 period and the call-sign ‘Garrick’ crops up all the time. Jamie Rankin usually began his combat reports with ‘I was Garrick leader’ as did Brian Kingcome for a 109 destroyed on 24/7/41. Others to refer to Garrick in their CR’s are Don Kingaby and Ronnie Fokes.

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By: GATEGUARD - 27th September 2010 at 15:22

All references I have used this year for BoB 70th refer to 92 Sqn using the callsign GANNIC during the Battle