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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BR525 VcT,
HPA
FF 6-6-42 39MU 8-6-42 82MU 16-6-42 'Nigerstroom' 20-6-42 Takoradi 6-7-42 Middle East 24-7-42 92Sq 'S' 7-8-42 59RSU u/c hit object on t/off and collapsed on landing Sertan East CB 5-3-43 Sgt MJ Percival safe SOC 29-8-46
BR526 VcT,
HPA
FF 13-6-42 6MU 14-6-42 215MU 8-7-42 3PATP 17-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-34 452Sq 'QY-J' Hit by fire from enemy a/c abandoned into sea off Darwin 2-5-43 F/O AP Goldsmith rescued
BR527 VcT,
HPA
FF 13-6-42 6MU 14-6-42 215MU 8-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-35 457Sq 'ZP-W' 79Sq 9-9-44 8OTU 15-12-44 rtp approved 16-10-45
BR528 VcT,
HPA
FF 13-6-42 6MU 14-6-42 215MU 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-36 54Sq shot down nr Pine Creek 30-6-43 P/O JC Wellsman+
BR529 VcT,
HPA
FF 15-6-42 6MU 16-6-42 215MU 8-7-42 'Empire Clive' 19-7-42 Gibraltar 3-8-42 flown off 'HMS Furious' to Malta 17-8-42 249Sq 'A-D' (W/C AH Donaldson) damaged in combat and f/l Ta Kali 13-10-42 e/f after exceeded speed limi... ...
BR530 VcT,
HPA
FF 13-6-42 6MU 14-6-42 215MU 3-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-37 54Sq 'DL-L shot down over Darwin abandoned nr Anson Bay 30-6-43 Sgt WE Holmes safe
BR531 VcT,
HPA
FF 20-6-42 6MU 21-6-42 215MU 21-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-38 457Sq 'ZP-N' Swung on landing hit trees Livingstone 7-9-43 P/O RL Cunningham safe. 8OTU auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
BR532 VcT,
HPA
FF 18-6-42 8MU 20-6-42 47MU 11-7-42 'Euryades' 30-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 RAAF as A58-39 54Sq 'DL-B' 8OTU auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
BR533 VcT,
HPA
FF 20-6-42 8MU 21-6-42 47MU 11-7-42 'Euryades' 30-7-42 Australia 18-10-42 RAAF as A58-40 457Sq 'XB-H' 'ZP-H' 'ZP-J' 85Sq 21-5-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
BR534 VcT,
HPA
FF 20-6-42 39MU 21-6-42 52MU 9-7-42 'Empire Clive' 19-7-42 Gibraltar 3-8-42 flown off 'HMS Furious' to Malta 17-8-42 126Sq e/f belly landed Qrendi CB 4-9-42 Sgt ND Sintetos (RCAF) safe 185Sq e/f at 23000ft abandoned 32ml... ...
BR535 VcT,
HPA
FF 23-6-42 39MU 25-6-42 47MU 16-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-41 54Sq Landing collision with A58-11 Darwin 5-2-43 Sgt AE Cooper safe
BR536 VcT,
HPA
FF 23-6-42 8MU 25-6-42 215MU 20-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-42 54Sq 'H' then 'DL-H' ran out of fuel ditched off Darwin harbour 2-5-43 Fsgt GH Spencer safe. aircraft recovered and cv to instr a/... ...
BR537 VcT,
HPA
FF 25-6-42 8MU 26-6-42 215MU 14-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-43 54Sq 'DL-U' Damaged in combat 30-6-43 FSgt GC Huggard safe 452Sq 'QY-A' 23-8-43 Forcelanding NW of Gin Gin on ferry flight 11-3-44... ...
BR538 VcT,
HPA
FF 25-6-42 8MU 26-6-42 47MU 25-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-44 457Sq 'U' 'XB-U' 'ZP-U' Belly landed Livingstone 29-4-43 Sgt WJ Basey safe. Landing accident in rain Livingstone 27-1-44 FLt JS Men... ...
BR539 VcT,
HPA
FF 27-6-42 8MU 30-6-42 215MU 24-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-45 54Sq 'X' then 'DL-X' 452Sq 'QY-A' 8-6-44 8OTU 1-11-44 f/l raised u/c to stop Yolery 7-12-44 FSgt SG Davidson safe. Swung on t/off... ...
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify