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BM517 Vb,
CBAF
FF 15-4-42 39MU 16-4-42 313Sq 6-5-42 AC 2-6-42 ros 313Sq 13-6-42 91Sq 15-6-42 AST mr 3-9-42 AC 10-12-42 AST 91Sq Swerved landing hit barbed wire and o/t Hawkinge CE 5-4-43 Sgt DP Fisher safe
BM518 Vb,
CBAF
FF 14-4-42 45MU 16-4-42 133Sq 14-5-42 72Sq 15-6-42 65Sq 4-8-42 165Sq 23-8-42 Missing nr Yvetot CE 9-2-43 Sgt JH Curry evaded FH190:30
BM519 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 15-4-42 402Sq Hit by 'AA798' while stationary Redhill CB 6-7-42 recat CE 12-7-42
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
BM521 Vb,
CBAF
FF 14-4-42 45MU 16-4-42 602Sq 10-6-42 Lack of oxygen spun into ground from 23000ft Cuckfield nr Horsham CE 17-6-42 Sgt OK Aarebrot (Norwegian)+
BM522 Vb,
CBAF
FF 16-4-42 8MU 17-4-42 485Sq 2-5-42 Collided with BP858 landing Kingscliffe CE 15-7-42 2Lt MM Shand (RNZAF) safe AST Collided with BM464 after landing CE 30-7-42 Sgt J Shaw (RNZAF) safe 312Sq 31-12-42 19Sq 22-7-43 118Sq... ...
BM523 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 16-4-42 133Sq 13-6-42 71Sq 29-6-42 111Sq Eglinton 9-7-42 2FS/52FG 28-8-42 e/f belly landed Kenley AC 2-9-42 2Lt S Feld (USA) safe. ros 4FS/52FG 12-9-42 332Sq 8-11-42 122Sq 21-5-43 Landing accident Atcham 26-5-43 Lt... ...
BM524 Vb,
CBAF
FF 16-4-42 12MU 17-4-42 602Sq 7-5-42 Crashed West Firle Sussex CE 22-5-42 Sgt HE Barton+
BM525 Vb,
CBAF
FF 15-4-42 12MU 17-4-42 401Sq 'YO-K' 30-4-42 91Sq 28-7-42 Tipped on nose taxying Hawkinge CA 26-10-42 P/O RS Nash safe AST 21-11-42 411Sq 22-3-43 402Sq 25-3-43 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Digby AC 2-4-43 P/O EJ Ross (RCA... ...
BM526 Vb,
CBAF
FF 17-4-42 39MU 19-4-42 19Sq 7-6-42 412Sq 9-9-42 421Sq 31-1-43 CRD RAE 2-43 gyro gunsight trls. GRU Collided with dispersal pen on startup Exeter AC 27-9-43 AST 31ATG 5-6-44 405RCU 13-7-44 ASTE 18-7-44 1696Flt Landed wit... ...
BM527 Vb,
CBAF
FF 15-4-42 12MU 17-4-42 416Sq 29-4-42 Flew into ground u/c collapsed Westhampnett AC 25-6-42 FSgt BB Brooks (RCAF) safe ros 234Sq 27-7-42 416Sq 31-7-42 Shot down by Fw190 abandoned off Ile de Batz 27-10-42 SqLdr CD Palme... ...
BM528 Vb,
CBAF
FF 19-4-42 6MU 24-4-42 411Sq 7-5-42 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Digby AC 26-5-42 P/O EB Stovel (RCAF) safe ros VA M45M install 453Sq 'FU-G' 21-6-42 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Southend CB 13-12-42 P/O J Barrien (RAAF) sa... ...
BM529 Vb,
CBAF
FF 17-4-42 45MU 26-4-42 133Sq 14-5-42 72Sq 14-6-42 65Sq 4-8-42 165Sq 23-9-42 Taxied into steamroller Tangmere AC 9-1-43 F/O B Warren (RCAF) safe. ros Hit by AB972 Peterhead CA 28-4-43 F/O B Warren (RCAF) safe 602Sq 21-7-... ...
BM530 Vb,
CBAF
FF 16-4-42 39MU 18-4-42 133Sq 7-6-42 336FS/4FG Heavy landing u/c collapsed Great Sampford AC 24-10-42 2Lt DK Cameron (USA) safe. ros 308Sq 21-5-43 Struck flare on t/off Ford CA 12-6-43 FSgt HJ Trybulec (Pol) safe. Landed... ...
BM531 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 18-4-42 303Sq 7-5-42 Ran into tail of BL613 after landing Debden CA 11-3-43 Sgt A Rutecki (Pol) safe 315Sq 6-6-43 19Sq 26-6-43 315Sq e/f belly landed 6ml E of Toome CB 2-9-43 FSgt J Maloc (Pol) safe. recat CE 4-10-43
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify