66 Sqn Spitfire P9316

I believe this was the Blue Lamp Group as mentioned.

EAG aren’t at Coalhouse Fort. Thats a totally different group

There’s several enthusiasts who were active it that area, but I have always thought this particular site was excavated by the ‘Blue Lamp’ group.
It would be interesting to know either way.

ah….’Dirty Dick’!

Commonly Spitfires (of this period) were painted in two different camouflage schemes (A and B)of which even serialed aircraft were usually ‘A scheme’ and odd serialed were ‘B scheme’

This is not hard and fast as some Supermarine built aircraft were opposite, but the majority were.

Your Spitfire is in the ‘B scheme’ which sort of indicates an odd serial.

However, I may be talking tosh.

Baz

As indicated by one of the most famous/infamous Spitfires here:

:rolleyes:

Commonly Spitfires (of this period) were painted in two different camouflage schemes (A and B)of which even serialed aircraft were usually ‘A scheme’ and odd serialed were ‘B scheme’

This is not hard and fast as some Supermarine built aircraft were opposite, but the majority were.

Your Spitfire is in the ‘B scheme’ which sort of indicates an odd serial.

However, I may be talking tosh.

Baz

I take it you have seen this thread – (not the info you were looking for)

P9316, is given as shot down over Kent, if there was a dig at Howe green farm, Purleigh, it might have been the Essex aviation group they were based at Tilbury fort, one of the group (Colin) used to post on this forum; they list all their digs on their web page.

No one know anymore about the recovery of this Spitfire ?

J

Thanks Darren, i was hoping to prove P9316 was LZ- K

Also, can anyone give me the squadron code & letter for this aircraft ?

Jules

66 Squadron was LZ.

Could this be P9316 ? this is Robin Appleford stood in front of a MK1