August 25, 2008 at 5:03 am
Hello Chaps,
On this date, three pilots from No 249 Squadron took off from Boscombe Down, one of them P/O Martyn King was killed in action, F/Lt James Nicolson destroyed a Messerschmitt Bf110 and earned the Victoria Cross and S/L Bruce King returned to Boscombe Down severly wounded.
I identified two of the three Hawker Hurricanes involved on this action.
F/Lt James Nicolson Hurricane P3576 GN-A
P/O Martyn King Hurricane P3616 GN-F
Could you please help me to know the Hurricane (Serial Number and Code Letter) that S/L Bruce King used during that fight?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards.
By: RAF Pilot - 26th August 2008 at 01:20
P/O George Barclay
Hello Chaps,
Thank you very much for your answers, Hurricane P3870 GN-C was the favourite aircraft of P/O George Barclay, this is according with Hurricane Aces Book (Osprey).
T-21, where do you get that info (Serial Number)?
Best Regards.
By: WP840 - 25th August 2008 at 10:47
Using Google I got GN-C
See fourth picture down, http://www.markstyling.com/hurricanemk1s_3.htm
By: T-21 - 25th August 2008 at 09:26
Could try the forum http://249webmaster.proboards67.com/index.cgi
By: T-21 - 25th August 2008 at 07:13
I have serial P3870,but not the code.