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R6690, P/O John C. Dundas, No. 609 Squadron, RAF Middle Wallop/RAF Warmwell,
United Kingdom, August 1940
R6835, F/O Brian J. Carbury, No. 603 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch,
United Kingdom, late August 1940
It is believed that this aircraft, serialled R6690
and coded PR
-
A, was flown by F/O John
Dundas when he shot down a Ju 87B of 5./StG 2
west of Portland on August 13, 1940. While
attacking another Stuka, Dundas was hit by
defensive fire from the rear gunner, crippling
the oil system of his engine, forcing him down
at Warmwell Aerodrome. The aircraft was
written off. Although the AM directive to paint
blue/white/red roundels on the bottom surface
of wings was already issued on August 11,
No. 609 Squadron hadn’t put the order into
practice as of the middle of August. The
squadron´s aircraft wore the individual code
letter, in this case A, painted in black on the
bottom nose panel, which was painted in a light
color, probably white. It is not certain if the rear-
view mirror was installed at this time, but it is
unlikely. The aircraft was equipped with a TR.9D
radio with the wire antenna stretched between
the antenna mast and the fin. The IFF device
is not yet installed, and so no aerial wires are
stretched between the fuselage sides and the
horizontal tail.
Spitfire R6835 XT
-
W was flown by a New
Zealander named Brian J. Carbury, who shot
down two Bf 109Es on August 27, 1940, when
No. 603 Squadron arrived at Hornchurch to
replace the battle-weary No. 65 Squadron.
He scored 15½ kills during the Battle of Britain.
On August 31, 1940, he shot down five enemy
aircraft over the span of three sorties, becoming
one of two RAF ‘Ace in a Day’ pilots able to claim
that status during the BoB. His aircraft carried
the standard RAF Temperate Land Scheme
consisting of Sky bottom surfaces. The blue/
white/red roundels painted on the bottom
surfaces were mandated by the Air Ministry
on August 11, 1940. The aircraft was equipped
with a TR.9D radio with the wire antenna
stretching between the antenna mast and fin.
The IFF device is not yet installed, explaining the
absence of the associated aerial wires between
the fuselage sides and the horizontal tail.
No rear-view mirror was carried yet, nor was
the head armor plating in the cockpit
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