The first German aircraft shot down was by a 603 Squadron spitfire over East Lothian after an attack on the Forth Bridge and the ships at anchor at Rosyth dockyard. The second was by 602 Squadron in the same incident being shot down by the famous Archie McKellar. Google 603 squadron and Forth Bridge October 1939 or 1st air raid. Aye Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Csgen50@aol.com [mailto:Csgen50@aol.com] Sent: 23 July 2006 10:13 To: WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WORLD WAR II] Yorkshire 1939 Hello everyone, I've joined this list in the hope that I can start to put together my late fathers RAF service record. So I will start with what little I know and then go on in stages at a later date. He joined the RAF in 39 and did his basic training at Catterick in Yorkshire. One of his first duties was to stand guard over the 1st German aircraft shot down in WW2. I have a photo of him with the rest of the guards but unfortunately it doesn't state where or when it was taken. Can anyone help with some details please, I've not had any luck with reference books etc. I will now start looking at some of the other photos and try to put them in some sort of order. Regards, Mick. ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== Please do not send virus warnings to the list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact your list admin or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx