Spitfire SL553

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model: LFXVI
factory: CBAF
engine: M266

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6MU 8-8-45 501S 10-4-47 FTR in snowstorm presume into sea in Solent off IoW 21-2-48

* for acronyms please see Spitfire Production

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John Mceachern died in Spitfire lX MJ912 on 16.09.1944 Henry O'Keefe died in Spitfire LFIX MJ992 on 5.1.1944 ... on: pilots, 2024-05-17 ... details John Mceachern died in Spitfire lX MJ912 on 16.09.1944 Henry O'Keefe died in Spitfire LFIX MJ992 on 5.1.1944 ... on: pilots, 2024-05-17 ... details Fighter Sweep From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 5/44 age 21. #441 Silver Fox Squadron (Stalk And Kill). FO. McLachlan was flyin ... on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details Lost at Sea MCKIM, CHARLES WILLISTON FS(P) R88380. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 21. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Saltur ... on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details From the Sault From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Jul 28/44 age 25. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/O McKiggan was killed when hi ... on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details Malta Killed in Action Jun 1/42 age 20. #185 Squadron (Ara Frjn Hu). Spitfire aircraft #BR 950 was in an aerial battle and was shot down by enemy ... on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details Failed to Return MCNAMARA, JAMES EMMETT F/O(P) J15737. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 17/43 age 21. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere) ... on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details image for clarification of S/N on tail https://imgur.com/a/8HCf6Sw ... on: aircraft, 2024-05-14 ... details S/N can be seen immediately above fin flash, visually looks like either AA756 or AA754, but AA754 was never with 64 Sqn, and was SOC before ... on: aircraft, 2024-05-14 ... details Incorrect image? NH269 was flying with 237 Squadron in Italy on 9 October 1945 (at 1000hrs - pilot BC Britton). It is logged as a Spitfire IX. Are we sure ... on: aircraft, 2024-05-14 ... details

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John Mceachern died in Spitfire lX MJ912 on 16.09.1944 Henry O'Keefe died in Spitfire LFIX MJ992 on 5.1.1944 ...

on: pilots, 2024-05-17 ... details

Fighter Sweep

From New Westminster, British Columbia. Killed in Action May 5/44 age 21. #441 Silver Fox Squadron (Stalk And Kill). FO. McLachlan was flyin ...

on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details

Lost at Sea

MCKIM, CHARLES WILLISTON FS(P) R88380. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action May 13/43 age 21. #416 City of Oshawa Squadron (Ad Saltur ...

on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details

From the Sault

From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Killed Jul 28/44 age 25. #400 City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/O McKiggan was killed when hi ...

on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details

Malta

Killed in Action Jun 1/42 age 20. #185 Squadron (Ara Frjn Hu). Spitfire aircraft #BR 950 was in an aerial battle and was shot down by enemy ...

on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details

Failed to Return

MCNAMARA, JAMES EMMETT F/O(P) J15737. From Montreal, Quebec. Killed in Action Jun 17/43 age 21. #421 Red Indian Squadron (Bellicum Cecinere) ...

on: pilots, 2024-05-15 ... details

image for clarification of S/N on tail

https://imgur.com/a/8HCf6Sw ...

on: aircraft, 2024-05-14 ... details

S/N can be seen immediately above fin flash, visually looks like either AA756 or AA754, but AA754 was never with 64 Sqn, and was SOC before ...

on: aircraft, 2024-05-14 ... details

Incorrect image?

NH269 was flying with 237 Squadron in Italy on 9 October 1945 (at 1000hrs - pilot BC Britton). It is logged as a Spitfire IX. Are we sure ...

on: aircraft, 2024-05-14 ... details

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