Perhaps. Will take a look tonight. The last one will have been after they reformed (disbanded 1946, then back in business a while later with Spits / Mossies / Meteors etc). Very unlikely I have a pic of that one (perhaps amongst some uncatalogued negs, but postwar is not going to happen for a while yet!) Will have a look tonight. One problem is that the serial codes weren’t always applied, the other being that I may have pix of them that aren’t identifiable as them.
The following may be of interest, direct quotes from F/Sgt Tich Cloves diary.:
12/8/40 Plt Off Miller R6915 ME110 Damaged
13/8/40 Plt Off Ostazewski R6915 2 JU87s Probably Destroyed,
25/8/40 Plt Off Agazarian R6915 and Plt Off Gaunt R6631 Destroyed ME110 between them
7/9/1940 Plt Off Agazarian R6915 had a bullet somewhere in his oil system and force landed successfully at White Waltham
25/9/1940 Plt Off Agazarian R6915 and Plt Off Curchin N3288 together HE111 Destroyed,
26/9/1940 Plt Off Agazarian R6915 ME109 Destroyed and 2 DO17’s Damaged
27/9/1940 Plt Off Agazarian R6915 ME110 Destroyed,…..Bullet holes found in X4234 and R6915
30/9/1940 Plt Off Agazarian R6915 HEIII Damaged,…..Plt Off Agazarian in R6915 had his glycol system shot away and force landed at Warmwell.
7/10/1940 Fg Off Dundas R6915 ME109 Destroyed…..Fg Off Dundas R6915 was hit by an explosive shell and received numerous small pieces in his leg. Landed safely at Warmwell and walked casually to Sick Quarters
We had to wait until the 21st Oct, but it was inevitable! Flt Lt Howell X4587 and Plt Off Hill X4590 had the honour of doing the deed, destroying a JU88 which had been machine – gunning Old Sarum. (NB: 100th A/c destroyed)
25th Oct. Plt Off Curchin Landing X4590 forgot to do something. In his own words “I forgot to move the handle”. The handle in question being the one to let the wheels down; aircraft in the usual state.
14th Nov. Sgt Hughes – Rees was detailed to air test X4590 after various new parts had been fitted, including flaps. He decided to test the flaps before take – off, forgetting the starter trolley was still in position and bent the new flaps. Test somewhat delayed.
28/11/1940 Plt Off Ogilvie X4590 arrived back with a shell hole through the rear of the fuselage and tail plane.
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