WICH PLANE IN WICH SQUADRON

[pierre66]

Hello!

Is it possible ti know what serial was in service in a RAF squadron in WWW2? General qiestion!

 

Exactly, il an mookinf for the "percival" of No. 267 Pegasus Squadron RAF Communications Unit at RAF Heliopolis August 1940-August 1942!

Is it possible wich plane was flown by CDT Grelier, chief of french mission, plane nicknamed "Lorraine". (VEGA GULL or PROCTOR I)

 

Thanks for help

 

regards

 

Pierre

[Seahawk]

According to JDR Rawlings' Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF, 267 Sq had the following on charge at various times.  NB these may be examples rather than an exhaustive list.

 

Percival Q6 (Aug 40- xxx 1941): P5640, W6085, HK838

Percival Proctor I (Aug 40 - Jul 42): P6114, P6116, P6119, P6123, P6126

Gull Six: AX698.

 

No further information on which, if any, of these were flown by Cdt Grelier.

Edited October 22, 2018 by Seahawk

[pierre66]

Thanks... only 5 serial possible for my "Lorraine".

I have never been so close to the truth!

Thanks

The search for the grail continues!

[Simon]

Pierre

 

You could try the 267 Sqn O.R.B. (Operational Record Book), available to download for small fee from the National Archives website:

 

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_no=267&_sd=1940&_ed=1942&discoveryCustomSearch=true&_cr1=AIR+27&_col=200&_dt=SQ&_hb=tna

 

The Form 540 (Summary of Events) MAY have a serial mentioned with your man if you're lucky...unfortunately the NA don't seem to have the Form 541 (Record of Events) which usually lists serials with pilot's flights on a day-to-day basis. The Appendices could have anything in them! You can view the images using the 'Preview image of this record' link, but they have a watermark over them.

 

Regards

Simon