RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron

RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron Spitfire photographs

Spitfire pilots of RAF 610Sqn relaxing between sorties at A Flight dispersal Hawkinge 29 Jul 1940 IWM HU1062

Spitfire pilots of No. 610 Squadron relaxing between sorties at 'A' Flight dispersal at Hawkinge, 29 July 1940 IWM HU1062

Source Imperial War Museum IWM HU1062 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205022145

Spitfire MkIa RAF 610Sqn DWK N3289 n DWO R6595 in vic formation Biggin Hill Kent 1940 IWM CH740

Supermarine Spitfire Mark IAs, (N3289 DW-K and R6595 DW O nearest), of No 610 Squadron, Royal Air Force based at Biggin Hill, Kent, flying in three 'vic' formations.

Imperial War Museum IWM CH 740 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193352

Spitfire RAF 610Sqn pilot at Hawkinge 29 Jul 1940 IWM HU54419

Portrait of a sergeant pilot of No. 610 Squadron, sitting in the cockpit of a Spitfire, wearing his oxygen mask, Hawkinge, 29 July 1940.

Imperial War Museum IWM HU 54419 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205059623

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-A Sgt Parsons R6976 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6976 Ia 909 EA MIII FF 18-7-40 6MU 19-7-40 610S 'DW-A' 24-7-40 GAL 3-11-40 53OTU 25-6-41 61OTU 4-5-43 57OTU 7-6-44 SOC 25-5-45

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-D Sgt Tanner R6918 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6918 Ia 877 EA MIII FF 11-7-40 6MU 12-7-40 cannon wing fitt 610S 'DW-D' 28-7-40 shot down by Bf109 off Calais FTR F/Sgt Tanner killed 11-8-40

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-E Sgt Manton R6629 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6629 Ia 718 EA MIII FF 24-5-40 24MU 27-5-40 610S 31-5-40 C2 ops 31-8-40 1CRU 313S 4-7-41 58OTU 5-9-41 FAAC 23-7-42 ros 57OTU 4-3-43 9MU RNDA 15-1-44 759S Yeovilton 4-44 Taxied into stationary crash tender Cat Y1 18-5-44 (S/L JM Philp) Overshot hit fence Cat Z 4-7-44 (S/L AIR Jamieson RNZN OK)

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-F P/O Pegge R6694 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6694 Ia 748 EA MIII FF 5-6-40 6MU 5-6-40 610S 'DW-F' 7-6-40 enemy action C2 18-8-40 1CRU 485S 30-2-41 Fairey Aviation 19-5-41 52OTU 20-11-41 42OTU 31-1-44 SOC 18-12-44

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-H Chester England 1940.

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-K P/O Grey X4102 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: X4102 Ia 988 EA MIII FF 4-8-40 8MU 6-8-40 610S 'DW-K' 13-8-40 Damaged by Bf109 crash-landed nr Shepherdswell P/O D McI Gray injured ops 24-8-40

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-N Flt Lt Ellis R6806 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6806 Ia 810 EA MIII FF 23-6-40 6MU 24-6-40 610S 'DW-N' 28-6-40 C3 ops 2-9-40 GAL 132S 12-7-41 52OTU 24-8-41 struck R7114 landing Aston Down CA 12-4-42 58OTU 2-7-43 SOC 23-3-45

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-O P/O Webster R6595 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6595 Ia 679 EA MIII FF 7-5-40 8MU 9-5-40 PDU 28-5-40 VAEA 4-6-40 PDU 28-7-40 Damaged by Bf109 over Folkestone and crashed on approach Hawkinge 26-8-40

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-P Flt Off Gardiner K9931 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: K9931 Ia 141 EA MII FF 13-4-39 74S 18-4-39 AST 8-5-40 610S 'DW-R' 7-7-40 Shot down by Bf109s crashed dbf P/O Gardiner injured 25-8-40

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-Q Sgt Ireland P9502 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: P9502 Ia 645 EA MIII FF 19-4-40 8MU 23-4-40 610S 2-6-40 Control lost during combat practice dived into ground Titsey Park Sgt Ireland killed C3 12-7-40

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-S Sgt Arnfield R6686 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6686 Ia 735 EA MIII FF 31-5-40 38MU 31-5-40 610S 'DW-D' 19-8-40 shot down crashed nr Eastbury Sgt Arnfield injured FAC3 24-8-40 Scottish Aviation 57OTU 30-7-41 Collided with Wellington L7818 and crashed Cold Ashton Glos FAC3 9-4-42 SOC 12-4-42

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-T Chester England 1940.

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-X Sgt Neville R6630 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6630 Ia 719 EA MIII FF 24-5-40 24MU 27-5-40 610S 'DW-X' 31-5-40 shot down by Bf109 off Calais Sgt Neville killed 11-8-40

Spitfire MkI RAF 610 (County of Chester) Squadron DW-Z Flt Lt Warner R6802 Chester England 1940.

Spitfire database: R6802 Ia 865 EA MIII FF 9-7-40 8MU 9-7-40 610S 'DW-Z' 7-8-40 shot down by Bf109 nr Dungeness F/Lt Warner missing 16-8-40

Spitfire XIV RAF 610Sqn DWD Sqn Ldr RA Newbury based at Friston Sussex 01

Spitfire F Mark XIV, RB159 DW-D flown by the commanding officer of RAF 610Sqn Sqn Ldr R A Newbury, when based at Friston, Sussex

Hawarden Airport, Chester, United Kingdom Map