Date: 17/10/1940 | ||||||
Squadron Code: TR-D | ||||||
Serial Number: Blenheim IV R2319 | ||||||
Flight/Mission Details: | ||||||
Base: St. Eval. Last seen in formation before an attack on destroyers off Brest. P/O. Hives is commemorated on the Runnymede memorial, Sgt B. Jones rests in Danygraig Cemetery, Risca. Monmouthshire, while Sgt. E. Jones is buried in Lawns Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire.
| ||||||
Crew Details: | ||||||
All lost:
| ||||||
Source: C/C Losses - McNeill | ||||||
During WWII, the RAF used three-letter codes to identify their aircraft from a distance. Two large letters were painted before the roundel, which signified the squadron to which the aircraft belonged, and another letter was painted after the roundel which indicated the individual aircraft. Aditionally, there was the individual serial number for each aircraft, which was painted in a much smaller size, usually somewhere at the rear of the aircraft: (more) Codes used by RAF 59 Squadron: PJ Sep 1938 - Sep 1939 |