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By: - 16th September 2014 at 17:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Spitfire is W3764
By: - 16th September 2014 at 17:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
W3764 3386M F.Vb VASU 1956 14/08/1941 M.45 37.MU 17/08/1941 PK-K /315 306.Sqn 07/09/1941 ^Coll 11/09/1941 cat.B 11/09/1941 RiW/H # 17/09/1941 repair 20/09/1941 306.Sqn 19/09/1941 303.Sqn 06/10/1941 ^BLd 07/02/1942 cat.R(b) 06/02/1942 ? 315.Sqn 15/03/1942 ^FLd 16/06/1942 fUc 16/06/1942 FA/B 16/06/1942 1.CRU 22/06/1942 RiW 25/06/1942 for TT ª AW/CN 21/09/1942 GI # 21/09/1942 11.SoTT SOC 14/10/1943 rtp # 14/10/1943 "FUN of..FAIR"; P:SLOWIKOWSKI; FLd:Sgt JANKOWSKI; BLd:F/O MARCINIAK "W3764 ""FUN of the FAIR""306.Sqn, Collision cat.B 11.9.41, Sgt SLOWIKOWSKI ok;
303.Sqn, flown by Plt Gladych (date?); BLd 7.2.42 (F/O Janusz MARCINIAK ok);315.Sqn, flown by Plt Cwynar 2.5.42; CLd, undershot 16.6.42, Sgt ìTadeusz JANKOWSKI injured
** AccC W3764< Vb 303 Sqn Northolt 1545 hrs. Cat R(b). Undershot landing u/c struck camouflaged a/c cover, selected u/c up, landed 6.2.42, F/O J. Marciniak P0317 (Polish).
** AccC W3764< Vb 315 Sqn Woodvale 1045 hrs. Cat B. Formation practice. Engine failed due to mishandling. Undershot hit fence u/c collapsed 16.6.42, Sgt T.Jankowski P780386 (Polish) injured.
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By: - 16th September 2014 at 20:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
There is a photograph of it with 303 Squadron, Voytech should have a copy and maybe some others.
The history was researched by the Showman's Guild a few years ago. There was an article in a, now defunct, magazine about it.
By: - 17th September 2014 at 11:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Many thanks guys and in particular Mark 12 for some further details.
Since posting the request we have been fortunate to get a decent amount of information.
This includes the fact that with 303 sqdn coded RF-Q on 24th October
Pilot not sure of ??. Shot down a BF109.
Also that after its crash at Woodvale it was allocated to 11 sott as 3386 M
and survived the war to be scrapped 14th October 1953.
Any further details on its various squadron codes and markings appreciated
as we have been asked to look at representing the aircraft and its color scheme
on our Replica Spitfire for the next year,and of course we wish to be accurate
if we go ahead with the project.
Any photo's of the aircraft and any further detail greatly appreciated also if
anyone should have access to the article/book on the showmans guild
a copy greatly appreciated.
Mike E
By: - 17th September 2014 at 11:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some info on this link regarding 306 Squadron
http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/306/306_losses.html
11 Sep.
Supermarine Spitfire V W3724 (UZ-P) Sgt T. Zawistowski KIA Lost in a mid-air collision over Ruiship-Lido with UZ-O during a training flight.
Supermarine Spitfire V W3764 (UZ-O) Sgt S. Slowikowski. Damaged in above mentioned accident. Pilot safe, managed to land the a/c.
A photo of ‘Fun of the Fair’ can be found here
http://midlandshowmensguild.com/Community.html
cheers
Chris
By: - 17th September 2014 at 17:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Just waiting on clearance to show the whole shot.
Mark
By: - 17th September 2014 at 17:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
To add to Mark12’s info on 303 Sqn when W3764 was being flow by Plt Gladych, the link below shows he shot down a Fw190 on 24/10/41 when flying RF-Q
http://www.aviationart.pl/signatures/116.html
Chris
By: - 17th September 2014 at 23:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Purely as an aside, that would surely have to be one of the last aircraft with a single-letter, four-digit serial number. How late were such serials issues?
By: - 18th September 2014 at 12:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RF-Q
Image: Wojtek Matusiak archive.
By: - 18th September 2014 at 12:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Purely as an aside, that would surely have to be one of the last aircraft with a single-letter, four-digit serial number. How late were such serials issues?
W3970 October 1941.
By: - 18th September 2014 at 20:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
To add to Mark12’s info on 303 Sqn when W3764 was being flow by Plt Gladych, the link below shows he shot down a Fw190 on 24/10/41 when flying RF-Qhttp://www.aviationart.pl/signatures/116.html
Chris
thats a little confusing as one entry we have tracked down states on that day he shot down a BF109 flying this aircraft ??.
Unless he shot down more ??.
Any ORB's available for these squadrons that might show more action ??.
It would be nice to have detailed history to accompany the aircraft we have depicting this
special machine.
Mike E
By: - 18th September 2014 at 20:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
thanks for the photo mark 12
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By: Firebex - 16th September 2014 at 17:05
Can anyone help we are trying to find out the details and history of a spitfire
sponsored by the show mans guild during ww2 it was appropriately named "Fun of the Fair"
Any details on the aircraft,squadron,etc and even better any leads to photo's or even pilots who flew her ??.
Mike E
Aircraft Restoration Group
[email]mike@firefly53.freeserve.co.uk[/email]