Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
BL449 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 5-12-41 71Sq 26-2-42 Flat tyre caused swing on landing Southend CA 8-3-42 P/O RS Sprague safe. u/c collapsed landing Debden CA 15-6-42 P/O HH Strickland (USA) safe ros 334FS/4FG 1-10-42 Tyre burst on landing swung a... ...
BL450 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 1-12-41 122Sq 7-12-41 Taxied into BM269 Hornchurch CA 16-4-42 P/O JYFFX Muller (Belg) safe 340Sq 24-5-42 421Sq 26-9-42 Forgot to lower u/c Kenley AC 9-10-42 P/O AH Sager (RCAF) safe. ros Ran off runway after landing... ...
BL461 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 6-12-41 145Sq 17-12-41 Broken throttle f/l at high speed and crashed Catterick CE 6-2-42 Sgt GCS Buchanan (RNZAF) inj
BL462 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 9-12-41 122Sq 1-3-42 Shot down by Fw190s 10ml W of Ostend 24-4-42 P/O RE Hardy (RCAF)+
BL463 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 27-12-41 3ADF accident Broadwinsor CE 15-3-42 P/O JVMA Decloedt (Belg)+
BL464 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 24-12-41 118Sq 14-2-42 AC 17-3-42 ros 411Sq 27-3-42 350Sq 26-7-43 303Sq 7-3-44 504Sq 15-3-44 303Sq Tailwheel caught in sommerfeld track landing Horne ALG AC 12-5-44 FSgt H Bieniek (Pol) safe ros 303Sq 25-5-44 414Sq... ...
BL465 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 1-12-41 121Sq 13-12-41 u/c collapsed taxying North Weald AC 28-12-41 P/O VE Watkins safe 403Sq 31-12-41 121Sq 22-1-42 Damaged by fighters nr Commines 9-3-42 ASTE recat CE SOC 20-5-42
BL466 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 7-12-41 412Sq 15-12-41 Overshot landing hit storage tank Wellingore CB 24-1-42 Sgt JA Dow (RCAF) inj AST recat CE 20-5-42
BL467 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 1-12-41 457Sq 12-12-41 452Sq 23-3-42 93Sq 4-6-42 82MU 23-11-42 'Baron Inchcape' 18-12-42 Basrah 21-3-43 USSR
BL468 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 1-12-41 457Sq 12-12-41 452Sq 23-3-42 93Sq 4-6-42 317Sq 29-4-43 DeH 18-6-43 M45M install 412Sq 29-6-43 303Sq 3-12-43 SAL 11-1-44 M55M install 501Sq 'SD-K' 29-4-44 61OTU 2-8-44 SOC 20-1-45
BL469 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 23-12-41 134Sq 7-1-42 81Sq 5-4-42 340Sq 'GW-D' 4-5-42 CB 12-2-43 AST VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 16-2-43 19Sq 29-5-43 DeH 18-6-43 315Sq 'PK-F' Airscrew hit runway during attack Valley CA 27-7-43 Sgt HA Flegier (P... ...
BL470 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 6-12-41 312Sq 'DU-J' 6-1-42 Collided with BL231 after t/off Fairwood Common CE 2-5-42 P/O J Janeba (Czech)+ SOC [BL512 per ORB - Janeba in BL231 in some sources]
BL471 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 22-12-41 411Sq 10-1-42 412Sq Shot down during escort for Bostons 24-3-42 SqLdr JD Morrison (RCAF)+
BL472 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 5-12-41 41Sq 23-12-41 e/f on landing Westhampnett CB 18-2-42 P/O RS Kingsford safe AST 130Sq 23-7-42 ASTH 25-9-42 VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 14-1-43 167Sq 29-3-43 132Sq 19-5-43 19Sq 25-5-43 315Sq 26-6-43 611Sq 1... ...
BL473 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 7-12-41 308Sq 26-1-42 Forgot to lower u/c Redhill AC 7-7-42 F/O J Sobolewski (Pol) safe ros 91Sq 15-10-42 616Sq 1-5-43 52OTU 16-7-43 FLS 2-2-44 DeH 26-2-44 Basta mods 53OTU 14-12-44 61OTU 28-6-45 SOC 15-10-45
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify