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Fighter escort op Jericho


beppe

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Hi,

I'm looking for info about the fighter escort for the raid on Amiens.

I know they were typhoon, but were they cabdoor or with a bubble canopy?

 

Cheers,

Joseph

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Given the date, both are possible, but it may depend upon the level of re-equipment in each of the squadrons taking part.  So it is pretty safe to say some of each.  You need to find not just the squadrons but the individual serials.

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174 Squadron apparently supplied Typhoon 1Bs: JR310, JP541, JP671, JR133 (shot down), JP308, JP793 (lost over Channel), JP303 & JP535.

 

I don't have any information on the six from 198 Squadron.

 

I don't know what configuration they were, but some of the Typhoon experts here may well know.

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I swear there used to be a website with details of Typhoon serial numbers and production changes. I've just spent 30 minutes using Google and the search engine on here trying to find it but can't. Perhaps I dreamt it but, seeing as I only dream of Spitfires, I can't have.

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All 174's Typhoons were cardoor.  JP535 (A), JP541 (Y) had aerial masts as in the illustration of XP-A above (which is mine by the way).  JP671 (R), JP793, JR133, JR303 (C), JR308 and JR310 all had whip aerials on the fuselage.

 

There are decals for JP671 in the 1/24 Airfix cardoor Typhoon kit.

 

Unfortunately, 198's ORB does not record serials or codes at that period.  They were operating a mix of cardoor and sliding hood Typhoons at the time.

 

Note that all Typhoons had had their under wing identity stripes removed 11 days earlier.

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