Spitfire X4258

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FF 21-8-40 6MU 22-8-40 152Sq 16-9-40 AC 15-11-40 AST 66Sq 27-2-41 501Sq 27-4-41 53OTU 14-5-41 Overshot and tipped on nose Llandow AC 16-9-41 Sgt RJ Martin (RCAF) safe AST 22-9-41 Cv Va M45 CRD RAE 1-42 gunnery Sutton harness and recovery trls. 11-42 trls with HF/VHF 'Relay' homing device and R/T fighters 12-42 fitt 'Monica' IFF 2-43 diving and alt trls. 3-43 weather trls AAEE 3-43 for cool trls Worthy Down and White Waltham mods. Artificial horizon neg G and weather trls RAE 6-43 trls aircraft for 'Monica' with Ju88 fitt 'Flensburg' and other devices back up for JL227. Target a/c for high alt trls with Mosquito DZ725 equip with 'Monica' IA. DTD 8-43 Tipped on nose landing Hatfield CA 10-11-43 SqLdr AS McCracken safe. Fighter affil into bomber stream with Lancaster ED630 fitt with Monica Escort aircraft for Ju88 and Bf109 1-44 to 3-44 trls with Wellington HZ202 and HZ579 fitt ASO 'Eureka/Babe' and Harvard FE788 with special VHF. Fw190 fitt FUG R16Z trls CE 20-11-44

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