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P. H. Willcocks - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

P. H. Willcocks


Name : P. H. Willcocks
Service Number : 742044

Sergeant P.H.Willcocks joined No 610 Squadron on July 27th 1940. He moved to No 66 Squadron in early September. He made a force-landing on September 14th 1940 due to engine failure, and another on September 29th 1940 when he was slightly wounded after combat with enemy fighters. Willcocks moved to No 66 Squadron and his Spitfire II (P7491) was involved in a mid-air collision on November 28th 1940 and he was killed, aged 20.

Known Service Details :

Squadron

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

No.610 Sqn RAF

27th July 1940

unknown

No.66 Sqn RAF

Sergeant

September 1940

28th November 1940

14th September 1940
29th September 1940

Spitfire

P7491

Killed in Action




Historical Notes :
24-08-1940 - Shot down by Me109 and crashed at Fyfield. Pilot Officer Merrick injured.
30-09-1940 - Damaged in flying accident.
Historical Notes :
05-09-1940 - Shot down by Me109. Pilot Officer Mather ok.
14-09-1940 - Crash landed near Gravesend. Sergeant Willcocks ok.
Squadrons :
No.66 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
H R Allen
P. H. Willcocks
Historical Notes :
28-11-1940 - Spitfire flown by Pilot Officer H.R Allen was involved in mid-air collision with Sgt. P.H Willcocks.
Historical Notes :
29-08-1940 - Shot down by Me110 over Mayfield. Sergeant Manton killed.
Historical Notes :
24-08-1940 - Shot down by Me109 near Dover. Pilot Officer Gray injured.

Known Individual Aircraft :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Spitfire Ia

L1037

DW-D

29/06/1939

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

N3029

13/09/1939

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire IIa

P7491

-

details

details

details

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Ia

P9433

DW-E

27/03/1940

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4067

DW-K

03/08/1940

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh




Aircraft for : P. H. Willcocks
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Spitfire



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Manufacturer : Supermarine
Production Began : 1936
Retired : 1948
Number Built : 20351

Spitfire

Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.



Squadrons for : P. H. Willcocks
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No.610 Sqn RAF

Country : UK
Founded : 10th February 1936
Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957
County of Chester (Auxiliary)

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No.610 Sqn RAF

610 squadron was formed AT Hooton Park, Wirral in Cheshire on 10 February 1936 as one of the Auxiliary Air Force squadrons equipped with the light bomber the Hawker Hart. In May 1938 610 Squadron aircraft were upgraded to the new Hawker Hind. On 1 January 1939 the squadron role was changed into that of a fighter squadron, and on the outbreak of war in September 1939, he Squadron began receiving the new Hawker Hurricane. By the end of that same month it was flying the Supermarine Spitfire. During the Battle of Britain 610 Squadron was attached to No. 3 Group and was initially based at RAF Gravesend but moved to Biggin Hill before the German offensive began and was one of the units bearing the brunt of German attacks. It moved to RAF Acklington for the rest and recuperation at the end of August, having sustained severe casualties. During the Battle of Britain the squadron included Pilot Officer, later Squadron Leader, Constantine Pegge. In 1941, the squadron moved south to RAF Tangmere where it became part of the Tangmere wing, a three squadron wing under the command of Douglas Bader. 610 Squadron remained based in the UK until 1945, when it moved to the continent to provide fighter cover as the allies entered Germany. 610 Squadron was disbanded before the end of the war at RAF Warmwell in March 1945.

No.66 Sqn RAF

Country : UK
Founded : 24th June 1916
Fate : Disbanded 20th March 1969

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No.66 Sqn RAF

Stations during the Battle of Britain : Coltishall from29th May 1940, Kenley 3rd September 1940, Gravesend 11th September 1940, West Malling 30th October 1940.




Last edited : 16:59, January 9, 2013
Last editor : DataStream

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