SPITFIRE BOOKS

BENSON, Derek Alfred

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rank: F/O
status: unknown
airforce: RAF (no: 124322 )
born: United Kingdom

added by: Robert Curnock

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F/O D A Benson

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Squadrons:

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Airforce	Sqdrn	Start	Finish
RAF	607	--	--

Aircraft:

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Serial	Note	Date
JG865	Spitfire Vc - Sector Recco and Formation	1943-09-26

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Contact Robert Curnock, could you please contact me on john.engelsted at gmail.com as I am very interested in your father's flying career. John E ... on: pilots, 2026-07-09 ... details 607Sq Hi, My Dad flew with your Grandfather in 607Sq and I have a photo of them in Burma together with some other pilots. ... on: pilots, 2026-07-02 ... details Lovely images Great pictures! Always a treat to see an old pilot next to a Spitfire! Is any more detail available about his life? ... on: pilots, 2026-05-10 ... details misread! ... on: aircraft, 2026-04-28 ... details Date mismatch Date mismatch with details in Sqn diary. "24/11/1941 Notified by No 3 Delivery Flight at Hawarden, that 5 Spitfire Mk II would be delivered ... on: aircraft, 2026-04-28 ... details Some confusion re: the history and type of AB817? AB817 09/10/43 11/01/44 MN-Z Lost its port wing on take off, F/O Lavigne unhurt. from ... on: aircraft, 2026-04-23 ... details He survived! ... on: pilots, 2026-04-07 ... details Steven that's really interesting. He was the fourth 232 Sqn pilot in a week to make the journey to Stalag Luft 3! My father was pulled in fr ... on: pilots, 2026-03-27 ... details I knew Ray Bellamy in the mid 70s after he had retired as Asst County Treasurer of West Sussex. He audited us and was always up for a chat. ... on: pilots, 2026-03-25 ... details Completely Agree It was an excellent read, and well written by the pilot himself, showing just how tough the African campaign was, the hardscrabble condition ... on: pilots, 2026-03-21 ... details

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