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C. O. J. Pegge |
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Name : C. O. J. Pegge Born : 1914 Died : 9th May 1950 Service Number : 41317 Air Victories : 8.00 Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross |
joined 610 Squadron at Gravesend on 16th June. On 8th July Pegge claimed a Me109 destroyed, on 12th August two more and on the 18th a Me109 destroyed and a He111 damaged. On the return to Biggin Hill his Spitfire, R6694, was damaged by a Me109 and then further damaged by running into a bomb crater on landing. Pegge was unhurt. On 9th June Pegge was given command of 127 Squadron in the Western Desert. He destroyed a Me109 on 8th July and two Ju87’s on 2nd September. He left the squadron in April 1943 and returned to the UK. In September 1944 Pegge went to 126 Squadron at Bradwell Bay as a supernumerary Squadron Leader. He took command of 131 Squadron at Friston in October and led it until June 1945. He was then posted to command 607 Squadron in Burma, which he did until its disbandment at Mingaladon on 19th August 1945. Pegge was awarded a Bar to the DFC Pegge was killed on 9th May 1950 whilst flying in Meteor F4 VT234 of the Central Fighter Establishment, West Raynham. The aircraft flew into the Wash when descending in mist and fog whilst Pegge was flying as No.2 to a course pilot. |
COMBAT REPORTS |
12th August 1940, Spitfire Mk.Ia, P9433 ‘DW-E’ On the 12th of August 1940 I was No.3 of Yellow section of A Flight, 610 Squadron. At about 08.10, after a fight with Me109s in which I did not fire, I got detatched from the rest of the squadron so I climbed up to 23,000 feet. At 08.15 I saw 6 Me109s going round in a circle about 3,000 feet below me. I came down and from a range of about 100 yards I gave a burst of 1-2 seconds. Smoke and flame came from it and it went down slightly inland – I climbed back to 23,000 feet again. At 08.25 I again saw 5 Me109s in a circle below me. I attacked one with a short burst from about 100 yards astern and saw bits fly off as it went into a spin just over the sea. |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
October 1944 | unknown | took command of 131 Squadron at Friston in October and led it until June 1945 | |||||
30-09-1940 - Crashed near Ainmouth. Flying Officer Bacon killed.
01-10-1940 - Damaged in ground accident.
29-08-1940 - Shot down by Me110 over Mayfield. Sergeant Manton killed.
Known Individual Aircraft : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
DW- H | 28/11/1938 | Merlin II | Eastleigh | |||||
DW-S | 15/05/1939 | Merlin II | Eastleigh | |||||
DW-E | 27/03/1940 | Merlin III | Eastleigh | |||||
DW-B | 09/08/1940 | no information | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||
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| Aircraft | Info | |
Spitfire 
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 : C. O. J. Pegge | ||
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| Squadron | Info | |
No.131 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1945 County of Kent Invicta - Unconquered | No.131 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.610 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th February 1936 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Chester (Auxiliary) Alifero tollitur axe ceres - Ceres rising in a winged car | 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. | |
Last edited : 21:48, January 29, 2018
Last editor : HMS
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