Unknown Aircraft - 18/12/1940
AIR 27/2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (18/12/1940)
Unknown Aircraft - 01/01/1941
AIR 27/2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (01/01/1941)
Reg/Signal or also known as colour of the day was a pre determined coloured flare where the aircraft indicates it is friendly if being fired upon.
Blackburn Skua 01/07/1942
AIR 27/2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (01/07/1942)
Above: site of balloon 22 AIR 13/108
AIR 27/2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (02/07/1942)
AIR 27_2297 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1940-42 (22/07/1942)
The aircraft on the 9th July was Skua L2883
Defiant DR937 771 Sqdn 08/04/1943
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''The first Solo'' (1)
There was a budding young pilot called Ham Got into a horrible jam: He ''held off'' too high And spun out of the sky Now Ham's been transform into ''Spam'' !. signed |
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[Call yourself a pilot ! Have you ever designed an aircraft ? ]
Remember the old instructors ! Dont do what I do, do what I tell you I Signed 8/4/43 |
Defiant DR937 771 Sqdn crashed on 08/04/1943 after hitting a barrage balloon cable in Scapa Flow. There is no mention of this incident in the balloon ORB.
Miles martinet MS629 771 Sqdn 23/10/1943
Miles Martinet MS629, 771 Squadron, piloted by Sub. Lt. D.F. Spackman, crashed into a field on South Walls. The aircraft was Cat: Y and was send away to the Miles factory to be repaired. The aircraft returned to 771 Sqdn but retired as an RAF aircraft in 1946.
AIR 27_2298 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1943-44 (23/10/1943)
Hawker Hurricane 771 Sqdn 18/05/1944
AIR 27_2298 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1943-44 (18/05/1944)
AIR 27_2298 950 Squadron Ops Record Book 1943-44 (19/05/1944)
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