Spitfire/U.S. Markings/Italian Campaign

DazDaMan…..

Ah…………..yes, ta: Sicily.

I KNEW it had a 6 in it somewhere! 😉 Cheers Voytech!

Argh, those two RAF Squadron IDs and codes are driving me nuts. Something tells me it was 65 Squadron and….92 Squadron? (Both wearing the codes ‘QJ’??)

Ah, you meant nos. 92 and 616 both using QJ during the Battle of Britain. QJ was no. 616’s pre-war code (GR being 92’s), but for some reason 616 continued to use them well into the war. Some nice pictures of 616’s Spitfires are usually captioned as ‘no. 92 Sqn Spitfires’.

Another 31st FG Spitfire

Argh, those two RAF Squadron IDs and codes are driving me nuts. Something tells me it was 65 Squadron and….92 Squadron? (Both wearing the codes ‘QJ’??)

Argh, those two RAF Squadron IDs and codes are driving me nuts. Something tells me it was 65 Squadron and….

Maybe they just had the same codes? That occasionally happened in wartime. I’m sure two RAF Squadrons flew with the same codes at one point (the exact two escape me, although they both operated Spitfires at the time in question).

ZF codes were used at the same time on Spitfires of no. 308 (Polish) Sqn in Europe and no. 549 in Australia.

Maybe they just had the same codes? That occasionally happened in wartime. I’m sure two RAF Squadrons flew with the same codes at one point (the exact two escape me, although they both operated Spitfires at the time in question).

Just curious.

I noticed that the 31st FG used the codes WZ, HL, and MX. Aren’t those Duxford 78th FG codes? I presume that it didn’t matter too much as the 31st were operating outside the ETO.

See my first answer 😉

Andy in Beds…..
DazDaMan …..

One last question.

MX-F: Same picture, two different books. Is there any mention in either as to where the photo was taken?

Thanks, yet again.

Andy in Beds…..

Thanks.

Spitfire MX-F

1T1
as promissed here are the pictures from page 100.
Spitfire MX-D and Lt Ron Brown.
All the best
Andy

Andy in Beds…..

Of course; ta.

1T1
yes no problem but could you wait until tomorrow?
It’s beddy byes time in the AIB household.
Speak tomorrow
Andy 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Andy in Beds…..

? Any chance of scanning those items, if I ask you nicely!

When I say I’ve “just found it”, I mean web reference and graphic so far, not a personal copy.

Thanks.

Spitfire MX-F

1T1
yes that’s the kiddy.
There’s a picture of MX-F at the top of page 100 and next to it is a picture of Lt Ron Brown who was the aircraft’s regular pilot.
Hope this helps
Andy

Andy in Beds…..

Thanks for that; just found it. Will take a look.

31st F.G.

1T1
If you’re interested in the 31st Fighter Group there’s a very good history of the group published under the title ‘In a Now Forgotten Sky’ by Dennis Kucera.
Published by Flying Machines Press 1997.
It’s got loads of info on the group’s Spitfire period and also it’s later P-51 and earlier P-39 history
I’m not certain the book’s still in print but it shouldn’t be too difficult to find.
Hope this is of interest.
All the best
Andy

DazDaMan…..

Thanks; much appreciated.