Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
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| AR257 |
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Ia, West |
12MU 13-12-41 HAL 7-1-42 HAL 7-1-42 Cv PRVII Type G M45 1PRU 4-3-42 painted pink camotint 541Sq 30-9-42 8OTU 29-5-43 Sank into soft ground taxying Aldergrove AC 27-6-43 SqLdr DA Braithwaite safe. recat CE | |
| AR258 | Ia, West |
37MU 16-12-41 57OTU 18-12-41 HAL 17-1-42 Cv PRVII Type G M45 140Sq 25-3-42 e/f belly landed in field nr Membury CB 27-10-42 Sgt G Etherington (RAAF) safe 8OTU 1-3-43 Tyre burst and tipped on nose Dyce CA 21-6-43 Sgt NP M... ... | ||
| AR259 | Ia, West |
37MU 16-12-41 1PRU 19-2-42 Cv PRIII Type C 8OTU 19-6-42 Undershot tail hit post flew into ground and u/c collapsed Detling CB 26-6-42 Sgt RM Taylor safe. Benson 29-10-42 HAL mr 29-1-44 SOC 27-2-45 | ||
| AR260 | Ia, West |
37MU 17-12-41 HAL 26-1-42 Cv PRVII Type G M45 9MU 1PRU 20-5-42 541Sq 29-9-42 CRD Gosport 30-5-43 TDU Damaged prop on t/off Gosport CA 29-7-43 F/O NT Lawrence safe. Rotol Props Ltd 11-10-43 12-4-44 SOC 6-3-45 | ||
| AR261 | Ia, West |
37MU 5-1-42 HAL 15-2-42 Cv PRVII Type G M45 1PRU 5-5-42 542Sq 20-9-42 Undershot hit bank and tore off port oleo Dorchester Oxford CB 23-11-42 Sgt ES Renshaw safe. ros 8OTU 17-4-43 e/f belly landed in field nr Dyce AC 9-6... ... | ||
| AR274 | Vb, West |
39MU 15-12-41 129Sq 2-1-42 aerial combat over France AC 26-3-42 P/O RE Bush inj. ros 501Sq 'SD-A' 6-4-42 412Sq 19-5-42 SAL 6-8-42 222Sq 11-10-42 Collided in air with AB144 crashed E of Dreghorn Ayr CE 8-1-43 Sgt LS Cubit... ... | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| 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... ... | ||
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