Apologies if this has been covered before – but with no search – I cannot check.
I am making a spitfire cockpit section to mount a Mk 14 instrument panel in. The owner wants something painted on the outer side of the fuselage. As it is a Mk XiV and in Scotland – 602 squadron seems appropriate.
On these pictures of the 602 squadron aircraft – there is something painted on the Port cockpit side which is obscured. Does anyone know what it is ?
I know that 602 had a Lion rampant – this is shown as lower on the port side of the Detling image
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/russellboyd/602pilots/602pilots.htm
http://www.602squadronmuseum.org.uk/
Thank you for any assistance.
By: Robert Whitton - 10th May 2011 at 17:15
Whilst not helping the marking query along, could that be Clostermann sitting on the cockpit hatch? and possibly another French pilot with moustache (note cap styles) behind the cannon?
Yes that is him.
By: CAF-UK - 10th May 2011 at 15:35
Here’s a couple of profiles including Clostermann’s
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/52/9/18/269
Only info is: Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy, 1944
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/f/52/9/18/181
Pilot – Aspirant (FO) Pierre Clostermann (French). Glasgow, Scotland, 1944. The aircraft bears the Free French Croix de Lorraine and the Glasgow lion
Cheers
Chris
By: bms44 - 10th May 2011 at 15:18
Whilst not helping the marking query along, could that be Clostermann sitting on the cockpit hatch? and possibly another French pilot with moustache (note cap styles) behind the cannon?
By: Cranswick - 10th May 2011 at 15:00
On these pictures of the 602 squadron aircraft – there is something painted on the Port cockpit side which is obscured. Does anyone know what it is ?
I don’t know what it is but I don’t think it is a unit or personal marking. I’ve seen something very similar in the same position on at least 3 photos of 203 AFS Spit 16s about the same period.
By: Robert Whitton - 10th May 2011 at 13:38
The Detling photograph is of a Spitfire IXb possibly MH709. There were some Canadian pilots so possibly a Maple Leaf? That is where Clostermann had his FF marking. Is that not where kill markings would be placed?
There are 3 Canadians in the photo 2 on wing Sorge and Robson and one at front Gourlay
The F14’s were post war 1946-1948 coded RAI-
All from “Glasgows Own” by Dugald Cameron 1987
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