Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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AR284 Vb,
West
33MU 12-1-42 Crosby Co 23-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 22-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 Middle East 1-7-42 206Grp 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-T' FTR 26-6-42 Sgt BW Bailey (RNZAF) PoW
AR285 Vb,
West
33MU 13-2-42 234Sq 19-4-42 Abandoned on sweep to Plouescat CE 23-7-42 P/O JD Webster (RNZAF)+ FH123:20
AR286 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 12-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 145Sq 'ZX-D' u/c ripped off landing LG.18 CB 26-6-42 P/O ER Hanley (RAAF) safe [also reported 27th at LG.106] Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq Struck by ER272 o... ...
AR287 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-K' 73OTU Heavy landing wing hit ground Fayid AC 3-7-45 Sgt PM Betteridge safe SOC 29-8-46
AR288 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 145Sq 'ZX-C' Shot down by Bf109s and abandoned Egypt 21-7-42 P/O PB Laing-Meason inj SOC 25-7-42
AR289 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 Crosby Co 26-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq 108RSU e/f during aerobatics f/l 4ml SSW of Zuara LG 18-9-43 FSgt HM Paton safe SOC 1-2-44
AR290 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-J' CE 5-9-42 NWAfrica 218Grp 30-11-43 SOC 8-3-44
AR291 Vb,
West
38MU 25-1-42 331Sq 'FN-A' 15-3-42 Missing on patrol off Orkneys 21-4-42 2Lt PS Endresen (RNoAF)+
AR292 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 91Sq 18-4-42 u/c collapsed Lympne CA 19-5-42 Sgt E Sykes (USA) safe VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 19-9-42 308Sq 'ZF-F' 17-7-43 349Sq 'GE-T' 29-10-43 64Sq 6-4-44 57OTU Swung on landing o/t Boulmer CE 18-2-45... ...
AR293 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 331Sq 'FN-F' 15-3-42 VASM mods 12-8-42 SAL 25-10-42 VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 27-3-43 349Sq 8-10-43 602Sq 6-3-44 118Sq Hit by BM538 on runway Sumburgh CE 28-3-44 FLt W Pye safe
AR294 Vb,
West
2FPP Prop hit ground on t/off Yeovil CA 26-1-42 1/O T Holloway safe 38MU 30-1-42 331Sq 17-3-42 501Sq 27-4-42 130Sq 18-5-42 Shot down by Fw190 escorting Hurribombers against minesweepers off Ile de Batz CE 25-6-42 Sgt R F... ...
AR295 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 222Sq 28-2-42 enemy action CB 2-7-42 VASM fuel syst mods 10-10-42 501Sq 'SD-Z' 'SD-A' 24-12-42 AST 25-10-43 M46 install 31ATG 2-6-44 SAL 5-7-44 1688CU 30-9-44 SOC CE 4-9-47
AR296 Vb,
West
38MU 26-1-42 331Sq 'FN-X' 27-3-42 PPSM mods 28-8-42 331Sq 2-9-42 453Sq 'FU-M' 12-10-42 HAL mi 17-12-42 501Sq 'SD-Y' 23-3-43 Stalled on landing u/c collapsed Martlesham AC 3-6-43 Sgt J Robson safe ros 411Sq 30-6-43 126Air... ...
AR297 Vb,
West
38MU 31-1-42 331Sq 'FN-Z' 10-4-42 Heavy landing u/c collapsed North Weald CB 5-6-42 Sgt F Fearnley (RNoAF) safe RNAS 885Sq Lee on Solent 4-9-42 884Sq ASTH 10-9-42 hook fitt Lee 25-9-42 801Sq Machrinanish 9-42 768Sq Machr... ...
AR298 Vb,
West
38MU 2-2-42 331Sq 'FN-N' 22-2-42 Missing presumed shot down by fighters Westerschelde SW Walcheren 19-6-42 2Lt JE Muller (RNoAF) PoW escaped in 'Great Escape'
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