Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
BM270 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 18-3-42 122Sq 6-5-42 Landed with u/c partly lowered Hornchurch AC 20-8-42 P/O LP Griffith (RNZAF) safe ros 222MU 2-11-42 'City of Lille' 8-12-42 Basrah 16-2-43 USSR
BM359 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 27-3-42 616Sq 14-4-42 316Sq 18-6-42 Hit ridge on t/off tail hit ground Heston CB 27-6-42 Sgt W Wisniewski (Pol) safe AST M46 install 82MU 13-11-42 'Baron Inchcape' 18-12-42 Basrah 21-3-43 USSR
BM365 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 1-4-42 65Sq 'YT-N' 17-4-42 CB 21-7-42 VASM fuel syst mods 3-10-42 222MU 6-11-42 'City of Lille' 8-12-42 Basrah 16-2-43 USSR
BM372 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 12-4-42 401Sq 30-4-42 Collided with AD506 taxying Gravesend AC 1-6-42 FLt JRC Tyre (RCAF) safe GAL 76MU 28-10-42 'City of Lille' 8-12-42 Basrah 16-2-43 USSR
BM460 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 12-4-42 41Sq 82MU 7-11-42 'Baron Inchcape' 18-12-42 Basrah 21-3-43 USSR
BM462 Vb,
CBAF
FF 10-4-42 6FPP Swung during taxi hit slabs and landed with u/c u/s Castle Bromwich CB 11-4-42 F/O V Chigi safe ASTE 38MU 24-8-42 222MU 7-11-42 'City of Lille' 8-12-42 Basrah 16-2-43 USSR
BM520 Vb,
CBAF
FF 16-4-42 9MU 18-4-42 122Sq 19-5-42 Retracted u/c too soon and belly landed Fairlop CB 13-7-42 P/O R Van der Poel (Belg) safe ros 82MU 10-11-42 'Baron Inchcape' 18-12-42 Basrah 21-3-43 USSR
BM595 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 25-4-42 421Sq 12-5-42 AST 7-7-42 76MU 27-10-42 'City of Lille' 8-12-42 Basrah 16-2-43 USSR
BP891 PRIVT,
HPA
FF 14-2-42 (X camera) 8MU 15-2-42 1PRU 7-5-42 541Sq 30-9-42 Orator aircraft 17-11-42 remained in USSR
BP923 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 28-3-42 9MU 30-3-42 1PRU 5-5-42 541Sq 542Sq 20-9-42 Orator aircraft 17-11-42 remained in USSR shot down S of Lakselv 23-10-42 [Works order 2741]
EN785 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 1-5-42 315Sq 25-5-42 Taxied into by another a/c (Sgt Jankowski) Woodvale AC 7-6-42 P/O MA Widziszenski (Pol) safe 76MU 8-11-42 'Palma' 5-12-42 Basrah 30-1-43 USSR
EN797 Vb,
CBAF
FF 29-4-42 45MU 2-5-42 403Sq 7-6-42 HAL 8-8-42 'Harpagus' 19-12-42 Basrah 17-3-43 USSR
EN859 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 10-5-42 4AFPP e/f on t/off landed ahead Prestwick CU 10-5-42 1/O AJ Privensal safe 71Sq 2-6-42 82MU 7-7-42 'City of Derby' 1-11-42 Basrah 10-1-43 USSR
EN901 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 13-5-42 610Sq 'DW-R' 7-6-42 332Sq 'AH-Z' 25-7-42 AC 19-8-42 Maj W Mohr inj 1CRU riw 222MU 27-10-42 'City of Lille' 8-12-42 Basrah 16-2-43 Damaged in transit to USSR rtp 5-3-43
EN911 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 3-6-42 76MU 4-7-42 'City of Derby' 1-11-42 Basrah 10-1-43 USSR
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