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A. G. Malan

Name : A. G. Malan Service Number : 37604 Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 Bar

Passed away 17th September 1963

COMBAT REPORTS

74 Squadron – Combat Report – 22 October 1940 Patrol Maidstone at 15,000 feet in company with 92 Squadron. S/L Malan attacked the leading enemy aircraft in a fast dive and fixed bursts from 200 to 50 yds range. The enemy aircraft smoked heavily after the 2nd burst but carried on. S/L Malan continued to fire but had to break off momentarily to wipe ice off his windscreen. He then followed the enemy Me109 to the coast and saw the aircraft crash into the sea 5 miles out from the Hastings-Dungeness area. 74 Squadron – Combat Report – 17 October 1940 Squadron was ordered on patrol and 11 aircraft took off from Biggin Hill at 15:10 hrs on 17 October 1940. Later the squadron was ordered to intercept enemy fighters approaching London from the south. S/L Malan attacked from the sun and picked out 1 Me109. He delivered a 2 second burst with a quarter deflection from 200 yds closing to 150yds when he delivered another 2 second burst. This he followed with a 4 second burst from 100 yds which appeared to damage the elevator control of the enemy aircraft, which was seen in a vertical dive, during which time a final 4 second burst was delivered and the enemy aircraft emitted black smoke. S/L Malan could not follow the enemy aircraft as he himself ‘blacked out’ for 2 seconds. 74 Squadron Operational Record Book – 27 August 1940, Kirton Lindsey Mr Mansbridge RA who has been appointed by the Air Ministry to paint portraits of famous fighter pilots arrived and painted portrait of S/L Malan DFC (bar). 74 Squadron Operational Record Book, 8 August 1940 Flt Lt A G Malan DFC appointed to the rank of Acting Squadron Leader and assumes command of no. 74 Squadron. Malan awarded bar to DFC. 74 Squadron Operational Record Book, 25 July 1940 Red Leader investigated a group of aircraft flying towards Calais and Red Leader, Flt Lt Malan, identified them as Me109s; attacked one at 150 yds and saw ammunition entering fuselage. Squadron returned to base without loss. 74 Squadron Operational Record Book, 12 July 1940, Hornchurch At 16:30 hours Red Section left to investigate a raid 15 miles NE of Margate. AA fire was sighted from a ship which was being bombed by a He 111/ Flt Lt Malan DFC leading Red Section gave order to attack line eastern and opened attack closing to 300yds range. Heavy fire from the enemy aircraft’s rear gunner and silenced by Red Leader. Sgt Mould and PO Stevenson also attacked in turn and enemy aircraft seen to crash into the sea.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
No.74 Sqn RAF	Squadron Leader	unknown	unknown	12th July 1940 25th July 1940 08th August 1940 27th August 1940 17th October 1940 22nd October 1940	Spitfire

Aircraft for : A. G. Malan
A list of all aircraft associated with A. G. Malan. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. 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 : A. G. Malan
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by A. G. Malan. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.74 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st July 1917 Trinidad I fear no man Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.74 Sqn RAF	No.74 Sqn RAF Hurricane of 56 Squadron was shot down by mistake by No. 74 Squadron and Pilot Officer M L Halton-Harrop of 56 sqd was killed on the 6th September 1939

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