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EP829, S/Ldr John J. Lynch, No. 249 Squadron, Krendi, Malta, May 1943
John Joseph Lynch was born on February 3,
1918, in Alhambra, California. In 1941, he joined
the RAF and his first assignment was with
No. 232 Squadron. The following month, he was
attached to No. 121 “Eagle” Squadron. This was
followed by a stint with No. 71 “Eagle” Squadron,
during which he shared in the destruction of
a Ju 88 on April 17, 1942. In November 1942,
he was transferred to Malta and assigned
to No. 249 Squadron, with which he actively
participated in its defense. At the beginning of
1943, he was promoted to Commander of the unit
and recorded a number of victories over Axis
transport aircraft supplying Tunisia. The Ju 52
kill came about on April 28, being the 1,000th
kill recorded by the defenders of Malta. In July
1943, he was reassigned to the USAAF but saw
no combat with the service. Spitfire EP829, with
which Lynch flew from February to May 1943
as a member of No. 249 Squadron, was part of
Operation “Train”, which represented the final
shipment of Spitfires to the defenders of Malta,
delivered by an aircraft carrier. EP829 initially
had clipped wings and later flew with the
standard span wings. The main fuel tank cover
carried the Squadron Commander marking and
seven kill markings that were recorded up to
April 28, 1943. Below the windscreen, there was
an inscription “Malta’s 1000”, in honor of that
kill over Malta. Over his combat career, Lynch
recorded 17 kills (ten individual and seven
shared), along with a single probable and two
damaged enemy aircraft.
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