Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X4341 |
 |
Ia, EA |
FF 3-9-40 8MU 4-9-40 222Sq 7-9-40 Failed to lower u/c Coltishall CB 16-12-40 P/O TA Vigors safe AST 23-12-40 53OTU 8-5-41 Overshot landing onto rough ground Llandow CB 25-9-41 Sgt FG Davison (RCAF) inj SOC 2-10-41 | |
| MT678 |
 |
LFVIII, ? |
MU 21-5-44 'Samsturdy'? Casablanca 13-7-44 SF Abu Sueir 'P-H' Tailwheel failed to lower Castel Benito AC 31-10-45 GrpCapt AH Smythe safe. Unable to lower tailwheel Castel Benito AC 24-11-45 F/O JT Fenney safe SOC 9-5-46 | |
| MB314 |
 |
Seafire, HPA |
FF 21-1-43 15MU 23-1-43 DeH Witney 5-4-43 Tested 21-4-43 Tested ASTH 24-4-43 894Sq from 15-6-43 807Sq 'HMS Hunter' 7-43 Attacked targets in S.France flak damage no flaps attempted to land on appeared to fall unconscious... ... | |
| MB115 |
 |
Seafire, HPA |
FF 29-8-42 15MU RNDA 31-8-42 894Sq Machrihanish 880Sq 10-42 Taxying in high wind swung off runway burst tyre nosed over Cat X 29-1-43 Lt JG Smith. Tested Hatston ARS 3-3-43 894Sq from 3-43 to 5-43 Evanton store 5-43 to 6... ... | |
| NN344 |
 |
Seafire-III, COA |
RNDA 25-3-44 Tested Yeovilton store 25-5-44 899Sq 'HMS Khedive' 'KO' (named JEAN) prop blade damaged by debris thrown up from runway 18-1-45 Lt HH Salisbury. engine caught fire f/l Cat ZZ 23-2-45 SubLt JM Sturrock safe | |
| LR655 |
 |
Seafire-IIc, West |
15MU 3-5-43 894Sq 'HMS Illustrious' 'P' 2-8-43 until 11-43 899Sq to 880Sq 16-1-44 to 3-44 Hamble to Henstridge 15-6-44 761Sq Henstridge 7-44 Spun from formation at 3000ft 2ml NW of Glastonbury Cat Z 13-11-44 SubLt PR Tur... ... | |
| NN213 |
 |
Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 6-7-44 887Sq caught no 7 wire broke back 'HMS Indefatigable' Cat ZZ 24-1-45 SubLt J Birtle safe | |
| NN208 |
 |
Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 30-6-44 RNARY Coimbatore 887Sq 'HMS Indefatigable' 3-45 Bounced into barrier Cat LX 27-3-45 CPO MAC Levett. Bounced over wires and barriers into deck park Cat ZZ 16-4-45 SubLt LA Bradbury safe | |
| NF520 |
 |
Seafire-III, West |
RNDA 26-2-44 Belfast to Donibristle 10-5-44 Tested RNARY Coimbatore 2-10-44 and 7-12-44 Trincomalee 1945 WO (on a Sqn?) | |
| SR464 | Seafire-XV, West |
RNDA 10-2-45 33MU 21-2-45 Donibristle store to AHU Abbotsinch 8-8-45 802Sq 11-45 | ||
| AB454 |
 |
VbT, ?f |
FF 31-1-42 33MU 10-2-42 Crosby Co 18-2-42 'Queen Victoria' 3-3-42 Gibraltar 13-3-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 21-3-42 249Sq destroyed on ground Malta 6-4-42 FH17:45 | |
| MB345 |
 |
Seafire-Ib, AST |
(ex AR445) Cv ASTH 17-5-42 VA Eastleigh 21-6-42 76MU 10-7-42 Shipped 20-7-42 801Sq 1-43 885Sq 'HMS Formidable' 'K' 2-43 Oil leak obscured windscreen emergency landing 24-5-43 SubLt FH Montgomery. Into barrier 27-6-43 Lt... ... | |
| MJ755 |
 |
LFIX, CBAF |
33MU 10-1-44 'unknown ship' Casablanca 2-44 43Sq 'FT-V' 22-7-44 To RHAF 29-5-47 restored and extant Tatoi Museum RHAF | |
| EP522 | Vb, CBAF |
8MU 2-7-42 501Sq 'SD-B' 8-9-42 504Sq 19-10-42 e/f belly landed Gransden Lodge CB 11-3-43 F/O JF King safe PPSM 25-3-43 277Sq 14-1-44 u/c collapsed landing Shoreham AC 8-6-44 W/O AT Bartels (RAAF) safe ros. Struck railway... ... | ||
| P8717 | Vb, CBAF |
33MU 27-7-41 452Sq 4-8-41 Missing escorting Blenheims to Gosney 19-8-41 P/O WD Eccleton (RAAF)+ | ||
| BL819 |
 |
Vb, CBAF |
24MU 8-2-42 154Sq 27-2-42 313Sq 8-6-42 332Sq 3-8-42 Shot down by Fw190s off Dieppe 19-8-42 Sgt J Staubo (RNoAF) PoW | |
| AD377 |
 |
Vb, CBAF |
9MU 19-10-41 19Sq 23-10-41 Taxied into drain and u/c collapsed Ludham AC 12-3-42 Sgt RA Buntine (RAAF) safe. e/f crash-landed in shallow water Hickling Broad Norfolk CE 1-4-42 F/O RA Borovec (Czech) inj SOC FH168:0 | |
| AD391 |
 |
Vb, CBAF |
24MU 13-10-41 130Sq 26-10-41 313Sq 'RY-H' Crashed into Thames Estuary nr Shoeburyness on return from ops CE 23-2-42 Sgt F Bohnisch (Czech)+ AST SOC 4-3-42 | |
| TB252 |
 |
LFXVIe, COA |
9MU 6-1-45 329Sq 1-3-45 411RSU 8-3-45 341Sq 15-3-45 350Sq 'MN-J' 15-1-46 151RU 15-10-46 61OTU 29-5-47 Collided with SL577 and crashed E of Braunton Devon 30-11-48 Old Sarum 18-1-49 33MU 27-2-53 as 7257M Odiham 13-8-55 to... ... | |
| P8725 |
 |
IIb, CBAF |
38MU 5-7-41 222Sq 12-7-41 AC 18-7-41 ASTE riw 11-8-41 Cv Vb M45 302Sq 'WX-B' 25-4-42 spun into ground Fairmile Henley on Thames 29-5-42 F/O SJ Godlewski+ SOC 5-6-42 | |
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify