Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
AR275 Vb,
West
9MU 16-12-41 2FPP Overshot and hit bank Cosford CA 17-12-41 1/O HB Stirling (USA) safe. ros 308Sq 18-9-42 222Sq 11-10-42 411Sq 22-4-43 401Sq 17-10-43 SAL 27-4-44 234Sq 27-7-44 57OTU 13-8-44 Tyre burst landing and tipped... ...
AR276 Vb,
West
9MU 5-1-42 Crosby Co 21-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 17-6-42 417Sq Hit bank on t/off and somersaulted twice 117MU Port Sudan CE 17-6-42 P/O DE Bruce (RCAF) inj SOC 19-6-42 FH6:05
AR277 Vb,
West
9MU 5-1-42 Crosby Co 21-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-P' Shot down by Bf109s off Malta 17-7-42 Sgt Rostant inj SOC 29-7-42
AR278 Vb,
West
DTD contract CRD RAE gyro gunsight elev trls 5-2-42 until 6-43 GRU u/c collapsed landing Exeter CA 26-10-43 GrpCapt H Ford safe 9MU 12-5-44 31ATG USAAF 31-5-44 1695Flt SOC 5-12-45
AR279 Vb,
West
6MU 5-1-42 317Sq 'JH-F' or 'R' 6-2-42 f/l short of fuel in mist on return from escort nr Bolt Head CE 15-3-42 F/O R Hrycak (Pol) safe. Westland SOC 5-4-42
AR280 Vb,
West
6MU 5-1-42 602Sq 26-1-42 302Sq 22-4-42 VASM mods 13-8-42 Damaged by Fw190s on sweep to Ostend and abandoned over Channel 7-9-42 P/O Zdzitowiecki rescued
AR281 Vb,
West
6MU 5-1-42 602Sq 26-1-42 111Sq 30-3-42 CB 25-9-42 GAL VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 24-10-42 313Sq 16-3-43 Ran into AR492 on landing Exeter CU 7-6-43 FSgt J Slepica (Czech) safe 66Sq 4-7-43 Shot down by Fw190s nr Ault 4... ...
AR282 Vb,
West
33MU 12-1-42 Crosby Co 22-2-42 [Queen Victoria? Malta 1-7-42] 'R.437'? 145Sq 'ZX-S' then 'ZX-Q' engaged by e/a f/l N Africa on sweep 21-7-42 P/O RA Frith (RCAF) PoW SOC 23-7-42
AR283 Vb,
West
33MU 12-1-42 611Sq 8-2-42 56OTU Overturned on landing Sutton Bridge CB 10-2-42 Sgt FR Johnson (RAAF) safe [301Sq 14-7-42] 153Obs/67TRG Brakes failed tipped on nose Membury CA 14-11-42 1Lt WL Boone (USA) safe 307FS/31FG 2... ...
AR284 Vb,
West
33MU 12-1-42 Crosby Co 23-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 22-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 Middle East 1-7-42 206Grp 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-T' FTR 26-6-42 Sgt BW Bailey (RNZAF) PoW
AR285 Vb,
West
33MU 13-2-42 234Sq 19-4-42 Abandoned on sweep to Plouescat CE 23-7-42 P/O JD Webster (RNZAF)+ FH123:20
AR286 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 12-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 145Sq 'ZX-D' u/c ripped off landing LG.18 CB 26-6-42 P/O ER Hanley (RAAF) safe [also reported 27th at LG.106] Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq Struck by ER272 o... ...
AR287 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-K' 73OTU Heavy landing wing hit ground Fayid AC 3-7-45 Sgt PM Betteridge safe SOC 29-8-46
AR288 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 145Sq 'ZX-C' Shot down by Bf109s and abandoned Egypt 21-7-42 P/O PB Laing-Meason inj SOC 25-7-42
AR289 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 Crosby Co 26-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq 108RSU e/f during aerobatics f/l 4ml SSW of Zuara LG 18-9-43 FSgt HM Paton safe SOC 1-2-44
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