Far be it for me to query the words of an ex-CO of 29, but I think you'll find that they were in the process of converting from Blenheims to Beaufighters when Gibson arrived.....
Gibson states in his book that 141 Sqn were at Digby at the time - and they flew the Defiant. However, 141 were based in Scotland at the time - perhaps he meant 151 who were at Digby then? They also had Defiants, but only later in the war and at Bramcote, not Digby. The only other squadron at Digby then was 112 with Hurricanes and later Spitfires; the squadron had moved to England in June 1940 and was renumbered as 402 Fighter Squadron on 1 March 1941.
I'm pretty sure, Impiger old chum, that your old Sqn never flew the Defiant.
Last edited by BEagle; 19th Sep 2004 at 20:13.