19 (F) Sqn, Spitfire LF.XVIe

John Rawlings in “Fighter Squadrons of the RAF” lists SL690 QV*A and TE470 QV*B.

In the book by Paul Lucas “Camouflage and Markings No 1 RAF Fighters 1945-50 UK Based” there is a photo of 19Sqdn Mk XVIs at Biggin Hill in September 1946. This shows starboard sides of QV*J, QV*W and QV*X. It could be that with the original of this photo you might be able to pull out the serials but I don’t think that would be possible with the reproduction in the book. QV*W has the sqdn code behind the roundel.

Steve

Zumbach’s Donalds

There is a small booklet published by Wojtek Matusiak titled “Zumbach’s Donalds” Model Detail Photo Monogrpah No 5 by Rossagraph ISBN 83-916229-5-9. It includes a large number of photographs of this artwork on a variety of Spitfire VBs mainly B&W but also some colour.

“Voytech” used to be a regular on this board.

Steve

268 Sqdn

Dave

Thanks very much for this lead very interesting.

It seems likely that these interviews were made with Trevor Mitchell and Morris Sinclair of 268Sqdn. Morris Sinclair was an Aussie. He was hit by flak on 22 Jan 1943 and became a POW.

This info is courtesy of massive research into 268 Sqdn undertaken by Colin Ford in Australia.

Steve