Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
JL244 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 11-4-43 47MU 21-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 2-7-43 152Sq 111Sq NAfricanASC 31-10-43 USAAF 31-1-44 328Sq 73OTU Middle East 25-2-45 SOC 14-3-46
JL245 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 14-4-43 215MU 23-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Middle East 25-7-43 152Sq Missing from attack on Ju52/3ms nr Milazzo 25-7-43 F/O RA Marshall (RNZAF)+ [Malta Sicily 1-8-43 NAfrica 30-11-43]
JL246 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 10-4-43 47MU 19-4-43 'Liberian' 5-5-43 Takoradi 29-5-43 Middle East 19-6-43 238Sq 123Sq SOC 27-7-44
JL247 VcT,
CBAF
8MU 19-4-43 47MU 25-4-43 'Kent' 10-5-43 Australia 3-7-43 RAAF as A58-200 79Sq 'UP-C' 25-2-44 Hit telephone wires on overshoot Vigangani 27-7-44 F/O RJ Darcey safe. f/l Tipton 5-12-44 F/O RV Day safe. auth for write off 2... ...
JL248 VcT,
CBAF
46MU 19-4-43 215MU 27-4-43 'Fort Jemseg' 11-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 Malta 1-8-43 229Sq 'HB-O' SOC 30-6-45
JL249 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 9-4-43 47MU 26-4-43 'Rookley' 19-5-43 Takoradi 16-6-43 Middle East 16-7-43 274Sq 'N' 22-10-43 [SOC 1-2-44] 118MU 2-4-44 5RFU Tyre burst on t/off and tipped on nose Perugia AC 21-12-44 Sgt WJ Thorne safe. bboc Middle... ...
JL250 VcT,
CBAF
15MU 11-4-43 76MU 26-4-43 'Fort Steele' 16-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Malta 185Sq 1-1-44 73OTU Middle East 25-2-45 SOC 14-3-46
JL251 VcT,
CBAF
38MU 16-4-43 52MU 1-5-43 'Fort Steele' 16-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 NWAfrica 30-7-43 Armee de l'Air 31-10-43 to ItalianAF 27-6-46 as MM4012
JL301 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 20-5-43 215MU 30-5-43 'R.702' 2-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-8-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 Malta 118MU 31-1-44 USAAF
JL302 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 6-6-43 47MU 14-6-43 'Glenbank' 3-7-43 Takoradi 30-7-43 Middle East 10-9-43 74Sq Tail unit knocked off in air by EP814 abandoned nr Gerawla rly stn CE 8-12-43 F/O AM Palmer safe
JL303 VcT,
CBAF
9MU 27-6-43 222MU 12-7-43 'Martand' 26-7-43 India 29-8-43 74Sq ACSEA 21-8-45 SOC 13-9-45
JL304 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 7-5-43 215MU 18-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 30-7-43 Armee de l'Air 1-10-43 253Sq 29-2-44 Hit by flak and f/l nr Shegas Albania 24-10-44 FSgt P Watts
JL305 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 7-5-43 215MU 15-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 93Sq NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-9-43 Hit by US AA fire on approach f/l in field Sali/Sala Italy CB 11-9-43 P/O RF Barter safe NWAfrica 1-11-43 Middle East 31... ...
JL306 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 47MU 20-5-43 'Meerkerk' 3-6-43 Takoradi 8-7-43 93Sq Middle East 9-8-43 73OTU Collided with Thunderbolt KJ183 on t/off Fayid CE 30-4-45
JL307 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 47MU 20-5-43 'Empire Franklin' 3-6-43 Takoradi 16-7-43 Middle East 28-8-43 M45 install 2ADU Ran out of fuel at night and abandoned nr El Ballah CE 20-9-43 FSgt CD Young (RNZAF) safe SOC 1-1-44
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify