A too short one :
Computer Generated Mosquitos and Spitfires
From Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45 ( pages 63-66 ) :
The pilots were from 103 MU Aboukir
Two total losses
29 August 1942 : PO Georges Genders intercept a Ju86P, only a short burst fired due to guns jamming, no claims but the JU86P ditched.
http://www.dornier24.com/pages/stories/story2.html
6 September 1942 : PO Georges Genders intercept a Ju-86P damaging it, the descending Ju is then attacked by PO A. Gold, claimed as damaged but the JU-86P was lost when crash-landed; Genders ran out of fuel and bailed out over the sea and swam ashore after 21 hours in the water.
Other interceptions
24 August 1942 : FO G. Reynolds ( this one was given destroyed by some )
10 September 1942 : FO G. Reynolds
15 September 1942 : PO A. Gold
From Aces High :
Genders Georges Eric Clifford RAF 754713
26 June 1942 : 1/2 Ju86P damaged
27 June 1942 : 1/2 Ju86P damaged
6 September 1942 : 1/2 Ju86P
In fact, thinking about it, more than a couple of Spitfire Vcs were fitted with six-stub exhausts in the Mediterranean theatre.
Two of Mackie’s SN-A, ES347 (crash-landed on 24/04/43) & JK715 were fitted with the same pair of six-stub exhaust.
Sources :
Spitfire leader pp 77 & 80-81,
Aces High Vol 2 p134 ,
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p044.htm
http://www.waihimuseum.co.nz/mackie.html
Found Googling :
…on 9 October 1945 when a Stirling bomber crashed along the main street of the village killing the local postmaster and damaging a number of buildings…
Found this :
Guess it’s BS451 FY-V, in sequence ( I hope ) :
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/historical1939-1945/fa-18389s-jpg-15128.aspx
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/historical1939-1945/fa-18402s-jpg-15134.aspx
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/historical1939-1945/fa-18387s-jpg-15126.aspx
http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/historical1939-1945/fa-18393s-jpg-15130.aspx
Thanks for the replies.
Mark
Do I detect a hint of suspicion regarding the photographs authenticity??
Regards,
Nick
Looks like an authentic (Mar)k9 😉
http://www.611squadronrauxaf.co.uk/images/Redhill43PilotsbySp.html
http://colinwhitfield.com/Photos-611%20Squadron.htm
sixth from left ; second from right (same as previous link)
I believe it’s the same dented spinner.