Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
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| BR540 | VcT, HPA |
FF 29-6-42 8MU 2-7-42 47MU 25-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-46 457Sq 'ZP-J' Collided with Beaufort on landing Richmond 14-1-43 Sgt G Morse safe. Swerved to avoid truck 12-3-43 F/O WJ Turner safe... ... | ||
| BR541 | VcT, HPA |
FF 2-7-42 39MU 4-7-42 215MU 21-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-47 457Sq 'ZP-F' Shot up by Zeke crash landed Livingstone 28-6-43 F/O TF Clark safe 452Sq 'QY-V' 6-7-43 Swung on landing port u/c colla... ... | ||
| BR542 |
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VcT, HPA |
FF 5-7-42 39MU 7-7-42 215MU 21-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-48 457Sq 'ZP-Z' 85Sq 'SH-F' 20-1-45 stored 10-10-45 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48 | |
| BR543 |
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VcT, HPA |
FF 7-7-42 39MU 8-7-42 215MU 24-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-49 457Sq 'T' later 'ZP-T' Damaged in combat with Zeke 28-6-43 F/O JS Newton safe. 452Sq 7-1-44 auth for writeoff 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48 | |
| BR544 |
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VcT, HPA |
FF 9-7-42 39MU 11-7-42 215MU 24-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-50 54Sq 'A' later 'DL-V' Unable to lower u/c caught fire abandoned and crashed Darwin railway yards 15-2-44 F/O Telfer. rtp 10-3-44 | |
| BR545 |
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VcT, HPA |
FF 11-7-42 45MU 13-7-42 47MU 29-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-51 54Sq 'E' later ' 'DL-E' f/l on Regent River nr Drysdale Mission WA 22-12-43 F/O DW Gray safe. wreck recovered 1987 RAAF Museum | |
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| BR546 | VcT, HPA |
FF 14-7-42 6MU 16-7-42 47MU 25-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-52 452Sq Swung on landing and o/t Strauss 17-2-43 F/O EV Matthews inj. 452Sq 'QY-S' Damaged in combat crashed nr Batchelor 30-6-43 FSg... ... | ||
| BR547 |
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VcT, HPA |
FF 17-7-42 6MU 20-7-42 47MU 25-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-53 452Sq Missing on ops abandoned W of Darwin 2-5-43 FSgt RS Stagg rescued 2 weeks later | |
| BR548 | VcT, HPA |
FF 17-7-42 6MU 20-7-42 47MU 24-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-54 452Sq 'QY-M' Damaged in combat belly landed Strauss 20-6-43 P/O GA Mawer safe 457Sq 'ZP-V' 4-9-43 Taxied into gutter u/c collapsed... ... | ||
| BR549 | VcT, HPA |
FF 22-7-42 6MU 24-7-42 47MU 29-7-42 'Hoperidge' 4-8-42 Australia 25-10-42 RAAF as A58-55 452Sq 'QY-K' Collided in air with A58-73 Coomalie Creek 27-1-43 Sgt HW Stockley safe. Damaged in combat abandoned W of Strauss 7-9-... ... | ||
| BR562 |
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VcT, EA |
FF 14-5-42 39MU 15-5-42 82MU 18-5-42 'Hopetarn' 26-5-42 Gibraltar 2-6-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-6-42 603Sq 'X-R' e/f overshot and raised u/c to stop Luqa CB 31-7-42 FSgt JH Ballantyne (RCAF) safe 229Sq 'X-R' Cr... ... | |
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| BR564 | VcT, EA |
FF 15-5-42 39MU 16-5-42 47MU 19-5-42 'Hopetarn' 26-5-42 Gibraltar 2-6-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-6-42 126Sq Engine ran away ditched 10ml NE of Malta 3-7-42 P/O FD Thomas rescued by HSL107 SOC 6-7-42 | ||
| BR565 | VcT, EA |
FF 16-5-42 39MU 16-5-42 47MU 19-5-42 'Hopetarn' 26-5-42 Gibraltar 2-6-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-6-42 249Sq 'T-U' 'T-T' 137MU to 9-3-43 cv to Vb NWAfrica USAAF 1-10-43 Middle East 15-3-45 SOC 29-8-46 | ||
| BR566 |
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VcT, EA |
FF 16-5-42 39MU 16-5-42 82MU 20-5-42 'Hopetarn' 26-5-42 Gibraltar 2-6-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-6-42 126Sq Shot down in sea off Malta 7-7-42 Sgt R Davey rescued by HSL128 SOC 8-7-42 | |
| BR568 |
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VcT, EA |
FF 18-5-42 39MU 21-5-42 47MU 2-6-42 'Stirling Castle' 19-6-42 Australia 13-8-42 RAAF as A58-56 457Sq Hit fence on landing Richmond 27-9-42 Sgt WS Hardwick (RAAF) safe. Taxied into A58-66 Livingstone 19-3-43 Sgt FC White... ... | |
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