Curses to both of you for forcing me to dive deep into British military squadron records to determine the answer to this question.
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Now go watch 633 Squadron and The Dambusters too. I shall expect a full report.
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At least in terms of the _accounts_ of Dunkirk, it's mostly Spitfires. But it's like pulling teeth getting this information.
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So far I've seen Squadron 19, 41, 64, 65, 74, 222, 609, 616 flying Spitfires, and Squadron 17, 43, 145, and 245 flying Hurricanes.
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But I have yet to find a definitive list of which squadrons were there. Seems like that would be information that would be easier to get?
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OK so I have concluded my EXEMPLARY RESEARCH.
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Tom is required to turn in his British history badge, since Operation Dynamo was _the first_ to feature "Spitfires in quantity".
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Although there were substantially more Hurricanes _lost_ during the operation, most were not in service. They were destroyed on the ground.
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So, Dunkirk seems to not have been "mostly Hurricanes", at least not in terms of what would have been in the air.
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Unfortunately, however, I have still been unable to find definitive statistics of exactly how many of each aircraft participated.
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According to the AHBN, though, there were 99 fighter planes lost _in combat_, and of those 42 were Spitfires.
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