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No.607 Sqn RAF
Founded : 16th March 1930
County of Durham (Auxiliary)
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No.607 Sqn RAF
No.607 Sqn RAF Artwork |
No.607 Sqn RAF Artwork Collection |
  Clipped Signature - Carroll McColpin. |   Hurricanes Over the Needles by Graeme Lothian. |
| Aces for : No.607 Sqn RAF | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Carroll W McColpin | 8.00 | The signature of Carroll W McColpin features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Aircraft for : No.607 Sqn RAF | |||
| A list of all aircraft known to have been flown by No.607 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Gloster | Gauntlet Full profile not yet available. | ||
Manufacturer : Gloster Production Began : 1935 Retired : 1945 Number Built : 746 | Gladiator GLOSTER GLADIATOR: A continuation form the Gloster Gauntlet aircraft the Gloster Gladiator (SS37) becoming designated the F.7/30 was named Gladiator on the 1st July 1935. The first 70 Gladiators had Under wing machine guns (Vickers or Lewis) before the browning became standard The first aircraft arrived at Tangmere airfield on in February 1937 to no. 72 squadron. at the outbreak of world war two a total of 218 Gladiators had been received by the Royal air force with a total of 76 on active service. They served also in the Middle eats and in 1940 when Italy joined the war was nearly the only front line fighter in the middle east. Between 1939 and 1941. the Gloster Gladiator flew in many war zones. flying in France, Greece, Norway, Crete Egypt Malta and Aden. The Aircraft claimed nearly 250 air victories. It stayed in front line duties until 1942, then becoming fighter trainer, and other sundry roles. It continued in these roles until the end of world war two. The Naval equivalent the Sea Gladiator a short service in the Middle east and European waters. A Total of 746 aircraft were built of these 98 were Sea Gladiators.. Performance. speed: 250mph at 17,500 feet, 257 mph at 14,600 Range 430 miles. Armament: Two fixed .3-03 browning machine guns | ||
| Harvard Full profile not yet available. | ||
Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533 | Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. | ||
| Vampire Full profile not yet available. | ||
| Signatures for : No.607 Sqn RAF | |||||
| A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | |||||
| Name | Info | ||||
 Major General Carroll W McColpin Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by or with the mounted signature of Major General Carroll W McColpin
| Major General Carroll W McColpin Carroll Warren McColpin was born in Buffalo, New York on November 15th 1914 and was raised and educated in Los Angeles. Carroll McColpin participated in civilian flying activities in Los Angeles, he started to learn to fly in 1928 and in 1936 obtained his pilots certificate. As a young man, he had built his own airplane and taught himself the basics of stick flying and aerial acrobatics by the age of sixteen. Carroll Red McColpin volunteered for the RAF in 1940 despite official US disapproval, going via Canada to England. After serving with No.607 Squadron, he became the second Eagle Ace after shooting down two ME-109s on October 2, 1941 and is the only pilot known to have fought in aerial combat to a draw - with Werner Molders, the high-scoring German Ace. Red McColpin commanded 133 Eagle Squadron up to the transfer to the USAAF in September, 1942, General McColpin was the only American to fly combat in all three RAF American Eagle Squadrons. His total missions in these Squadrons exceeded three hundred counting the ones he flew with the 607. He was a double ace before Pearl Harbor and was the first American to be decorated, in Buckingham Palace by King George during World War II. McColpin joined the 4th Figher Group. He later led the 404th Fighter Group in support of the D-Day invasion and the drive across Europe. In 400 missions, he recorded 11.5 victories and collected 29 awards for gallantry. Following the war, McColpin remained in the Air Force, serving in several command and senior staff positions, ultimately becoming the commander of the 4th Air Force. He retired as a Major General in August, 1968. Sadley Major General Carroll Warren McColpin passed away on November 28, 2003. | ||||
  Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by or with the mounted signature of Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC
| Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC Born 28th of June 1920, Peter Parrott joined the RAF in 1938, completing his fighter pilot training before joining No.607 Sqn in early 1940. On the 10th of May 1940, he destroyed two He111s and damaged a further two, sharing in another the next day. He was then posted to No.145 Sqn, damaging a Bf110 on May the 22nd and an He111 four days later, an action which saw his aircraft sufficiently damaged to force him to crash land in Kent. During the Battle of Britain, Peter Parrott destroyed a Me109, Ju87, Ju88 and damaged an He111, before being posted to No.605 Sqn in September. After baling out of his damaged Hurricane in December 1940 and remaining with 605 Sqn until summer 1941, he became an instructor. From July 1943 he joined a number of Squadrons in Italy, returning to Britain after the war to become a test pilot. He died 27th August 2003. | ||||
Wing Commander Thomas R Thomson Click the name above to see prints signed by Wing Commander Thomas R Thomson
| Wing Commander Thomas R Thomson Battle of Britain Pilot, who flew with 213, 607 and 615 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Sadly, he died on 31st March 2008. | ||||
| Battle of Britain Pilots for this Squadron | |
| Name | Info |
| F/Lt W. Baranski | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| Sgt. L. D. Barnes | British, Served with : 257, 615 & 607 Squadrons |
| Sgt. H. J. R. Barrow | British, Served with : 607, 43 & 213 Squadrons Killed November 28th 1940 |
| F/Lt. J. M. Bazin WW2 Ace - 10.00 victories | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| F/Lt. W F. Blackadder | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| F/Lt. C. E. Bowen | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed October 1st 1940 |
| Sgt. N. Brumby | British, Served with : 615 & 607 Squadrons Killed October 1st 1940 |
| Sgt. P. A. Burnell-Phillips | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed in accident February 9th 1941 |
| P/O V. A. Carter | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| F/Lt. G. D. Craig | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| Sgt. W. G. Cunnington | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Missing November 17th 1940** |
| F/O I. B. Difford | South African, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed October 7th 1940 |
| P/O G. J. Drake | South African, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed September 9th 1940 |
| P/O G. C. Elliott | Canadian, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O D. Evans | British, Served with : 607 & 615 Squadrons Killed testing May 8th 1943 |
| F/O A. D. DFC Forster | British, Served with : 151 & 607 Squadrons |
| F/Lt J. A. KW Frey | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| F/O A. K. KW Gabszewicz | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| Fl/Lt. W. E. DFC Gore | British, Served with : 607 & 54 Squadrons Missing September 28th 1940** |
| P/O M. Gorzula | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| F/O D. L. Gould | British, Served with : 32, 607 & 601 Squadrons |
| Sgt. G. A. Hewett | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O N. B. Heywood | British, Served with : 32, 607 & 257 Squadrons Killed October 22nd 1940 |
| P/O M. R. Ingle-Finch Signed Artwork | British, Served with : 607, 151 & 56 Squadrons Passed away 2002. Michael Ingle-Finch commenced his operational RAF career flying Hurricanes during and after the Battle of Britain. He then joined 56 Squadron based at Duxford and was amongst the first squadron pilots to fly a Typhoon when the first operational Typhoons came into service on that significant day, 11th September 1941. In September 1942, by now promoted to Flight Commander, Ingle-Finch achieved another first - 56 Squadrons first air victory in a Typhoon when he shot down a Junkers Ju88 off the east coast. Having been involved with Typhoons since they became operational, Ingle-Finch went on to fly them throughout their operational life. On 31st December 1943, he was promoted to command 175 Squadron during the decisive campaign in Normandy. In that same year he was awarded the DFC. His distinguished wartime service in the RAF culminated in promotion to Wing Commander Flying of 124 Wing. Passed away 2002. |
| F/Lt. M. M. Irving | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Missing September 28th 1940** |
| P/O P. J. Kearsey | British, Served with : 607 & 213 Squadrons Killed January 29th 1941** |
| F/O M. C. Kinder | New Zealand, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| F/O Z. Kustrynski | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron Taken captive April 4th 1942. Escaped 1st February 1945. |
| Sgt. J. Landsdell | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed September 17th 1940 |
| F/O W. Lazoryk | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O J. D. Lenahan | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed September 9th 1940 |
| P/O J. B. McColl | Canadian, Served with : 615 and 607 Squadron |
| P/O W. W. McConnell | Irish, Served with : 607, 245 and 249 Squadrons |
| P/O A. R. Narucki | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed May 11th 1941 |
| P/O W. P. Olesen | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| S/L J. Orzechowski | Polish, Served with : 615 and 607 Squadrons |
| P/O S. B. Parnall | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed September 9th 1940 |
| Sgt. E. A. Redfern | British, Served with : 607 & 232 Squadrons Killed August 17th 1941 |
| P/O A. M. W. Scott | British, Served with : 3, 607 & 605 Squadrons Killed January 2nd 1941 |
| Sgt. R. A. Spyer | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed March 22nd 1941** |
| P/O P. J. T. Stephenson | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O J. M. Storie | British, Served with : 615 & 607 Squadrons |
| P/O J. E. Sulman | British, Served with : 607 Squadron Killed November 23rd 1941 |
| P/O F. Surma | Polish, Served with : 151, 607 and 257 Squadrons Killed November 8th 1941 |
| Sgt W. Szafranciec | Polish, Served with : 151, 607 and 56 Squadrons Killed November 23rd 1940 |
| P/O T. R. Thomson Signed Artwork | British, Served with : 607 & 213 Squadrons Passed away 31st March 2008 Battle of Britain Pilot, who flew with 213, 607 and 615 Squadrons during the Battle of Britain. Sadly, he died on 31st March 2008. |
| P/O H. C. Upton | Canadian, Served with : 43 and 607 Squadrons |
| S/Ldr. J. A. Vick | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| Sgt. N. McD. Walker | British, Served with : 615 & 607 Squadrons Missing June 11th 1941** |
| P/O G. H. E. Welford | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O N. J. Wheeler | British, Served with : 615 & 607 Squadrons |
| F/Lt. W. H. R. Whitty | British, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O B. A. Wlasnowolski | Polish, Served with : 32, 607 and 213 Squadrons Killed November 1st 1940 |
| P/O B. Wydrowski | Polish, Served with : 607 Squadron |
| P/O C. R. Young | British, Served with : 615, 607 & 46 Squadrons Killed December 5th 1940 |
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