Spitfire Database

+ the pilots who flew them

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
BL489 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 13-12-41 504Sq 1-1-42 501Sq 19-10-42 132Sq 31-12-42 122Sq 21-5-43 Cunliffe-Owen 1-11-43 RNDA 9-2-44 Lee on Solent 8-3-44 as trainer 886Sq Taxied into AR434 damaged port wing inboard of cannon and broke prop blade Hen... ...
BL490 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 12-12-41 134Sq 16-1-42 81Sq 5-4-42 121Sq 'AV-K' 6-5-42 Hit water ditched and o/t into River Blackwater Essex CE 23-6-42 P/O JM Osborne (USA) inj SOC FH133
BL491 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 12-12-41 457Sq 7-1-42 Spun into sea during practice formation off Ramsey IoM 8-3-42 Sgt R McDonell (RAAF)+ SOC 31-3-42
BL492 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 7-12-41 74Sq 2-1-42 601Sq 4-4-42 133Sq 7-4-42 412Sq 18-5-42 Tyre burst landing and tipped on nose North Weald CA 11-6-42 F/O LO Warner (RCAF) safe. Taxied off runway and struck truck Tangmere AC 4-9-42 Sgt BW Dunnin... ...
BL493 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 18-1-42 416Sq 2-4-42 ASTH mr 8-7-42 312Sq 31-12-42 AST Cv Seafire Ib reserialled NX906 17-3-43
BL494 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 3-1-42 74Sq 14-2-42 232Sq 8-4-42 u/c hit AA gun barrel on approach and crash landed Merston CB 27-6-42 Sgt WH Hughes safe AST 611Sq 5-2-43 308Sq 16-3-43 234Sq 22-8-43 to 4258M
BL495 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 3-1-42 310Sq 'NN-U' 16-2-42 u/c collapsed landing Warmwell AC 15-3-42 Sgt K Pernica (Czech) safe. ros damaged enemy action 17-6-42 AST 332Sq 'AH-P' 3-8-42 AST 17-3-43 Cv Seafire Ib reserialled NX903
BL496 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 8-1-42 72Sq 26-1-42 65Sq 26-1-42 Burst tyre landing port oleo collapsed Biggin Hill AC 1-5-42 FLt AC Bartley safe ros 65Sq 23-5-42 412Sq 5-6-42 Collided with BL632 taxying Merston CB 18-6-42 F/O LO Warner (RCAF) safe... ...
BL497 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 26-12-41 310Sq 'NN-Y' 8-2-42 Collided with AD420 over Perranporth CE 12-4-42 FLt S Zimprich (Czech)+ AST SOC FH61:40 [Zimprich in AD420 per some sources]
BL498 Vb,
CBAF
6FPP Hit trees during f/l on del flt to 38MU nr Bisley Glos dbf CE 10-12-41 1/O HE Preston slt inj SOC
BL499 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 9-12-41 74Sq 15-12-41 e/f at 1500ft belly landed on beach and hit two poles 2ml N Portmadoc CB 18-12-41 P/O HT Shand (Rhod) safe
BL500 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 9-12-41 122Sq 11-12-41 CE 18-12-41 Crashed in force landing during formation training Brignall CE 1-3-42 P/O AL Logan (RCAF)+ SOC 5-3-42
BL509 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 17-12-41 129Sq 5-1-42 FTR from ops over Channel 4-4-42 P/O RE Bush+ SOC FH62:40
BL510 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 7-12-41 603Sq 'XT-D' 27-12-41 Collided with Spitfire over Peterhead CE 26-3-42 P/O WI Jones+
BL511 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 12-12-41 122Sq 15-2-42 91Sq 8-6-42 Missing presumed shot down by return fire from Ju88 off Ostend 11-9-42 FLt AG Donahue (DFC)+
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