John Dundas (RAF officer)
John Charles Dundas, was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War credited with 12 victories.
Portrait of John Dundas, by Cuthbert Orde
Rudolf Heitsch's Dornier, shot down by Dundas and his wingman on 15 September 1940. The machine carried a flame throwing device which is just visible on the aft fuselage (see victory list for details). Feldwebel Pfeiffer is being carried on a stretcher.
Hugh Dundas (smoking) with No. 19 Squadron aircrew at Manor Farm near RAF Duxford, September 1940.
Spitfire R6915, Imperial War Museum (2019). Dundas made a probable claim against a Bf 110 on 9 October 1940 in this machine.
No. 609 Squadron of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, originally formed as a bomber squadron and in the Second World War active as fighter squadron, nowadays provides personnel to augment and support the operations of the Royal Air Force. The squadron is no longer a flying squadron, but instead has the role of Force Protection. It is currently based at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire.
No. 609 RAuxAF Squadron Badge
Still from camera gun footage taken from a Spitfire of No. 609 Squadron showing a Heinkel He 111 taking hits in the port engine on 25 September 1940.
Gun camera film showing tracer ammunition from a Spitfire of 609 Squadron, hitting a Heinkel He 111
Spitfire R6915, Imperial War Museum (2005)
