Spitfire K9998
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model: Iafactory: EA
engine: MIII
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History:
FF 1-6-39 504Sq 2-11-39 603Sq 6-11-39 Ran into soft ground on landing and o/t Dyce 9-2-40 Sgt JR Caister safe AST 24-2-40 92Sq 2-7-40 7OTU 1-11-40 Westland 4-11-40 7OTU 4-11-40 57OTU e/f belly landed Hawarden AC 11-5-41 P/O GWH Phillips safe. Stb wing dropped landing and cartwheeled Hawarden CB 26-8-41 P/O FS Haslett safe 1CRU 4-9-41 to 2822M 6SoTT 27-12-41* for acronyms please see source: Spitfire Production
Pilots:
| Name | Date | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellum G H A | 1940‑05‑01 | S/L | ok |
| Mottram R | 1940‑10‑13 | F/L | kia |
note: 'pilot to aircraft' linkage created via Pilot's page
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by: Red Dragon Pilot Officer Geoff Wellum 2017-04-28 16:59:48
On 20th September I flew two patrols with 92 Squadron in K9998. After this length of time I can recall nothing of the action, but I do remember during September and October 1940, Me109s were always in the Biggin Hill Sector in numbers and caused problems. I recall that they were always above us as we never seemed to be scrambled in time to get enough height. Our climb was always a desperate, full throttle affair, but we never quite got up to them. I did manage to get a crack at two Me109s on one patrol but although I saw strikes I could only claim them as damaged. The Few: The Story of the Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots
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