spitfireman
April 23, 2010 at 9:52 pm

Dambuster Spitfire PRIX query

Can anyone list me the serial of the Spitfire PR IX as flown by ‘Jerry’ Fray on the morning the Dams raid (17 May 43). I believe it was an ‘EN???’ serial.

(Daz?)

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By: spitfireman - 24th April 2010 at 09:19

Thanks 50sqnwop/ag and Daz.

See what you mean about tailplane anhedral!

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By: DazDaMan - 23rd April 2010 at 22:49

EN343, according to this site:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbenson/aboutus/postwar.cfm

(1989 Gate-Guardian & Plaque Unveiled)

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By: 50sqnwop/ag - 23rd April 2010 at 22:45

en343, 542 sqn, the gate guardian at Benson is marked as her iirc… with a much needed adjustment of her elevators..