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Appendices
SPITFIRE ACES OF THE CHANNEL FRONT 1941-43

ACE 131 v6.indd 88

Name

Service

Units

Finucane B E F
Johnson J E
Rankin J
Crawford-Compton W V
Charles E F J

RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF

Malan A G
Kingaby D E

RAF
RAF

Truscott K W
Demozay J F
Heglund S
Duncan-Smith W G G
Checketts J M
Broadhurst H
Armstrong H T
Bader D R S
Robinson M L
Rae J D
Birksted K
Wells E P
Eriksen M
McNair R W
Chudek A
Falkowski J P
Maciejowski M M
MacDonald H D
du Monceau de
Bergendael Count Y G A F
Gladych B M
Jameson P G

RAAF
Fr
Nor
RAF
RNZAF
RAF
RAAF
RAF
RAF
RNZAF
Dan
RAF
Nor
RCAF
Pol
Pol
Pol
RCAF
Belg

65, 452, 602, Hornchurch Wg

616, 610, Kenley Wg, 127 Wg
64, 92, Biggin Hill Wg, 15 Wg
122, 485, 611, 64, Hornchurch Wg
54, 64, 611, Middle Wallop Wg,
Perranporth Wg
74, Biggin Hill Wg, Hornchurch Wg
92, 64, 111, 122, Hornchurch Wg, HQ
Ftr Cd
452
91
331
611, 603, 411, 64
611, 485
Hornchurch Wg
129, 72, 611
Tangmere Wg
609, Biggin Hill Wg, Tangmere Wg
485
331, 132 Wg
41, 485, Kenley Wg
332
411, 403, 416, 421, 126 Wg
315, 303
315, 303
317, 316
54, 401, 403
609, 350, 349

Le Roux J J
Gouby R G
Rigler T C
Payne W J
McColpin C W
Gaze F A O
Chadburn L V
Stapleton F S
Ruchwaldy D F
Drobinski B H
Milne R M
Grant R J C
Boudier M
Northcott G W

RAF
Fr
RAF
RAF
RAF (US)
RAF
RCAF
RAF
RAF
Pol
RAF
RNZAF
Fr
RCAF

Pol
RAF

303, 302
266, Wittering Wg, West Malling Wg,
North Weald Wg
91
340, 165
609, 610
610, 92
71, 133
610, 616, 64, 453, 129, 66, 41
19, 416, 402, Digby Wg, Merston Wg
54, 611, Hornchurch Wg
603, 129
303
92, Biggin Hill Wg
145, 485, 65
340, 341
401, 402

Spitfire Claims
1941-43
24+6sh/6+1sh/7
20+7sh/3+1sh/9+3sh
17+5sh/3+2sh/16+3sh
16+1sh/3+1sh/12
15+1sh/6+1sh/5

Total Claims

13+3sh/1/9
13/4/5

27+7sh/3/16
21+2sh/6/1

13/3/3
13/2/3
12+1sh/3/6+1sh
11+2sh/5/2
12/3/7
11/7/10
10/3/2
8+3sh/5/5
10/1/7+1sh
9+1sh/5/1
9+1sh/-/5
9/2/4+1sh
9/2/3
9/1/8
9/1/1
9/1/8+1sh/4/1
7+2sh/1/5
8/3/6

14/3/3
18/2/4
15+1sh/5/6+1sh
17+2sh/6+2sh/8
14/3/8 & 2 V1
13/7/10
10+1sh/3/2
20+4sh/6+1sh/11
16/4+1sh/8+1sh
11+2sh/8+1sh/6
10+1sh/-/5
12/4/6+1sh
9/2/3
16/5/14
9/1/1
9/1/10+1sh/1/1
7+2sh/1/5
8/3/6

8/2/1sh
8/1+1sh/2

8/2/1sh
9/1+1sh/2

8/1/4
8/1/3
8/1/2+1sh
8/-/3
8/-/2
7+1sh/4/5
5+3sh/5+1sh/7+2sh
7/4+1sh/4
7/3/6
7/1+1sh/7/1/2
7/1/7/-/7
7/-/3

18/2/8
9/1/3
8/1/2+1sh
8/-/3
11/-/3
11+3sh/4/5
5+3sh/5+1sh/7+2sh
7/4+1sh/3
7/3/6
7/1+1sh/14+1sh /1/11
7+1sh/1/8/-/7
8+1sh/1/7+1sh

26+6sh/8+1sh/8
34+7sh/3+2sh/10
17+5sh/3+2sh/16+3sh
21+1sh/3+1sh/13
15 +1sh/6+1sh/5

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Godefroy H C
Montet P
Smik O
Hesselyn R B
Buckham R A
Thorold-Smith R E
Grundt-Spang H G E
Chisholm K B
Morrison D R
Peterson C G
Skalski S
Pisarek M
McKay D A S
Ford L S
Archer P L I
Janus S
Adameck M
Bjrnstad B
Lee-Knight R A
Brzeski S
Sognnes H
Ortmans V M M
Christie W
Kilburn M P
Austeen A
Blake M V
Gimbel E L
Duperier B
Koc T
Harries R H
Dowding H J
Bocock E P W
Boyd R F
Gilmour W M
Mahon J B
Bouguen M
Spurdle R L
Boulton F H
Hull B J
Rutowski K
Surma F
Mehre H O
Magwood C M
Bowman H C F
Edner S R
Poplawski J
Durnford P E G
Kent J A
Djnne O
Mitchner J D
Fearnley F A S
Gran M Y
Bradshaw A

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RCAF
Fr
Czech
RNZAF
RCAF
RAAF
Nor
RAAF
RCAF
RAF (US)
Pol
Pol
RAF
RCAF
RCAF
Pol
Pol
Nor
RAF
Pol
Nor
Belg
Nor
RAF
Nor
RAF
RCAF
Fr
Pol
RAF
RCAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF (US)
Fr
RAF
RCAF
RAF
Pol
Pol
Nor
RCAF
RAF
RAF (US)
Pol
RAF
RAF
Nor
RCAF
Nor
Nor
RAF

401, 403, 127 Wg

341
131, 122, 222
234, 501, 277, 222
416, 421, 403
452
331
452
122, 401
71
306, 316, 317
315, 308, 1 Polish Wg
91, 234
412, 403
92, 416, 421
308, 315, 1 Polish Wg
303, 317
129, 331, 332
91, 610, 403
317, 302
331
609
332
124
124, 332, 64, 611, 331
234, Portreath Wg
401, 403, 421
340, 341
317, 308, 303
131, 91
403
72, 602, 234
54, Kenley Wg, Tangmere Wg, Eglinton
611, 54, 111
121
340, 341
74, 91
416, 402
124
306, 317
308
331, 132 Wg
403, 421
129
121
308, 315
111, 124
92, Northolt Wg, Kenley Wg
332
402
331
331
129

7/-/3
7/-/2
6+1sh/2/3
6+1sh/1/1
6+1sh/-/3
6+1sh/-/1
6+1sh/2/1+1sh
5+2sh/-/1
4+3sh/4+1sh/5
6/2/6
6/1/1
6/1/6/-/3
6/-/2
6/-/1
6/-/1
6/-/5+1sh/3+2sh/2+1sh
5+1sh/3/3
5+1sh/3/1
5+1sh/1/10
5+1sh/1/4+1sh
5+1sh/1/3+1sh
5+1sh/-/4
5+1sh/-/3
5+1sh/1/4+2sh/1+1sh/1
4+2sh/1/2+1sh
3+3sh/3/3+3sh/1/4+1sh
3+3sh/-/2
5/2/8
5/2/5
5/2/2
5/2/2
5/2/1
5/1+1sh/5+1sh
5/1/4
5/1/1
5/1/5/1/5/-/8
5/-/3+1sh
5/-/2
5/-/2
5/-/2
5/-/2
5/-/5/-/4/1+2sh/3
4+1sh/1+2sh/1
4+1sh/2/4+1sh
4+1sh/1/2

7/-/3
7/-/2
8+2sh/2/3
18+1sh/2/8
6+1sh/-/3
6+1sh/-/1
10+1sh/2/2+1sh
5+2sh/-/1
4+3sh/4+1sh/5
8/3/6
22/1/5
11+1sh/1/1
15/1/5
6/-/2+1sh
6/-/1
6/-/1
6+2sh/1/5+1sh/3+3sh/2+2sh
5+1sh/3/3
5+1sh/2/1
5+1sh/1/10
5+2sh/1/5+2sh
9+1sh/1/4+1sh
6+1sh/-/4
5+1sh/-/3
10+3sh/-/+1sh
4+2sh/1+1sh/1
5+2sh/1/3+1sh
3+3sh/3/13+3sh/2/5+1sh
5+3sh/-/3
5/2/8
14+7sh/3/7
9/3/3
5/2/2
5/2/1
10/2+1sh/9+2sh
5/1/4
5/1/1
5/2/1
5/3+1sh/1
6/-/10
5/-/3+1sh
5/-/2
5/1sh/2
5/-/2
5/-/2
12/3/2
5/-/10/1+2sh/3
5+2sh/1+2sh/1
8+2sh/2/5+1sh
4+1sh/1/2

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appendices
Howard-Williams P J
Linton K R
Lundsten L
Bache K
Zumbach J E L
Laureys P F
Mackenzie A R
Fowlow N R
Scott-Malden F D S
Mortimer-Rose E B
Saunders C H
Dundas H S L
Woodhouse H deC A
Marland R G
Venesoen F A
Mortimer-Rose E B
Colloredo-Mansfeld F F *
Niven J B*
Shepherd J B
Plisnier A M
Sewell H S*
Rettinger W*
Prihoda J*
Coen O H
Ratten J R*
Rae J A*
Daley W J*
Killian R J C *
Duke-Woolley R M B
Donahue A G*
Boussa A L*

RAF
RCAF
Nor
Nor
Pol
Fr
RCAF
RCAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
Belg
RAF
RAF
RAF
RAF
Belg
RAF
Pol
Czech
RAF (US)
RAAF
RCAF
RAF (US)
RNZAF
RAF
RAF (US)
Belg

118, 610
416, 421
331
331
303
340
421
131, 611, 403, 421
603, 54, North Weald Wg
234
92, 74
616
610, Tangmere Weg
222, 603
350, 610
234
72, 611, 132
602, 322
234, 118
350
54
308, 303
111, 313
71
72, 453, Hornchurch Wg
416
121
485, 222, 122, 504
124, Debden Wg, 4th FG USAAF
64, 91
130, 124, 350

4+1sh/1/2
4+1sh/1/2
4+1sh/1/1
4+1sh/-/1+1sh
4+1sh/3/1
4+1sh/-/2
4+1sh/-/4+1sh/-/3+2sh/4/10+1sh
3+2sh/1/4+2sh
3+2sh/1/2
3+2sh/-/3
3+2sh/-/3
3+2sh/-/2+1sh
3+2sh/-/3+2sh/1/4+2sh
3/4/4
3/3/4
2+3sh/1+1sh/2+1sh
2+3sh/1/3
4/2/4/-/2
3/1/1
2+3sh/1+1sh/2
2+2sh/2+1sh/2
2+2sh/-/3
2+1sh/-/3
2+1sh/-/3
2+1sh/1/2/2/1
2/1/1

4+1sh/1/2
4+1sh/1/2
4+1sh/1/1
4+1sh/-/1+1sh
12+2sh/5/1
4+1sh/-/2
8+1sh/-/1
4+1sh/-/3+2sh/5/12+1sh
9+4sh/3+2sh/5+6sh
5+2sh/3/3
4+6sh/2sh/2+1sh
3+2sh/-/4
5+2sh/4/3+1sh
3+2sh/-/9+4sh/3+2sh/5+6sh
3/4/4
3/3/5
8+5sh/1+1sh/2+1sh
3+3sh/1/3
4/2/4/-/2
4/3/2
2+4sh/1+1sh/4
2+2sh/2+1sh/2
2+2sh/-/3
2+1sh/-/3
2+1sh/-/3
4+3sh/1/2+1sh
2/2/1
2/1/1

* Pilots that appear in the Grub Street volumes Aces High, Those Other Eagles or Stars & Bars and who have less than five victories, but where
there is uncertainty as to their actual total

colour plates
1

Spitfire IB X4272/QJ-D of Flg Off A C Bartley, No 92 Sqn,

Manston, 3 February 1941
X4272 was one of the rare Spitfire IBs fitted with drum-fed 20 mm
cannon that were delivered to No 92 Sqn in late 1940. Whilst at its
controls on a patrol over the Thames Estuary on 3 February 1941,
Flg Off Tony Bartley shot down He 111 A1+AN of 6./KG 55 off
Southend for his ninth victory. This was his last success with No 92
Sqn and the units first in 1941. X4272 was later modified at RollsRoyce into an interim Spitfire VB, and the fighter ended its days on
test work at Supermarine.

Spitfire IIA P7916/SO-B of Sgt W J Johnson, No 145 Sqn,

Tangmere and Merston, February-June 1941
Sgt W J Bill Johnson, who joined No 145 Sqn at the end of the

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Battle of Britain, regularly flew P7916/SO-B throughout the spring

and early summer of 1941. The fighter was delivered to the unit on
22 February and it left No 145 Sqn on 1 June. Remarkably,
it survived until January 1945. On 1 March Flt Lt Mike Newling was
flying P7916 when he shared in the destruction of a Ju 88 over the
Channel. P7916 was crash landed by Johnson on 27 March,
although he flew it again just three days later following hasty repairs.
The fighter was a presentation aircraft named Hinkley, above which it
wore the de Montfort coat of arms surrounded anti-clockwise with
the letters HMAH (Hosiery Manufacturers Association of Hinckley).

Spitfire IIA P7666/KL-Z of Plt Off J Stokoe, No 54 Sqn,

Southend, 20 April 1941
A presentation aircraft named Observer Corps, P7666 was initially
delivered to No 41 Sqn on 21 November 1940 and used by the CO,

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