Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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ES124 Vc,
CBAF
12MU 13-11-42 222MU 21-11-42 'Guinean' 30-11-42 Takoradi 28-12-42 Middle East 17-1-43 NAfricanASC 31-1-43 417Sq Middle East 30-11-44 2FU Unable to lower u/c Larnaca CB 8-2-45 FSgt J Best safe SOC 27-3-47
ES125 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 10-11-42 222MU 30-11-42 'Hamble V' 1-12-42 Gibraltar 8-1-43 43Sq 28-2-43 Collided with ES129 taxying Djebel Abiod Tunisia AC 16-5-43 Sgt AW Bouchier safe NWAfrica 28-2-43 SOC 30-6-44
ES126 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 6-11-42 222MU 23-11-42 'Bluff V' 3-12-42 Gibraltar 31-12-42 152Sq Ran into ER710 taxying for scramble Souk el Khemis CA 8-2-43 FLt CG Frizell safe NWAfrica 28-2-43 111Sq destroyed on ground CE 3-4-43
ES127 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 10-11-42 82MU 27-11-42 'Empire Clive' 11-12-42 Takoradi 23-1-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 417Sq second cockpit install Catania Sicily 1944 SOC 8-3-44 to GI airframe
ES128 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 10-11-42 76MU 17-11-42 'Guinean' 30-11-42 Takoradi 28-12-42 Middle East 31-1-43 33Sq Abandoned on air test 8ml E of Tocra CE 19-6-43 P/O CA Spencer (RCAF) safe SOC 1-7-43
ES129 Vc,
CBAF
39MU 17-11-42 82MU 1-12-42 'R.647' 19-12-42 Gibraltar 6-2-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 43Sq 13-3-43 Collided with ES125 taxying Djebel Abiod Tunisia AC 16-5-43 W/O RE Ridout safe MAAF census 21-6-45 Armee de l'Air 12-2-46
ES130 Vb,
CBAF
45MU 8-11-42 215MU 20-11-42 'Guinean' 30-11-42 Takoradi 28-12-42 Middle East 31-1-43 145Sq NAfricanASC 31-10-43 352Sq SOC 26-4-45
ES131 Vc,
CBAF
6MU 17-11-42 82MU 1-12-42 'Empire Clive' 11-12-42 Takoradi 23-1-43 Middle East 25-2-43 2ADU Overturned on landing Homs CE 16-3-43 F/O WE Steele safe SOC 1-9-43
ES132 Vc,
CBAF
38MU 10-11-42 76MU 23-11-42 'Zarian' 5-12-42 Sunk by U-boat en route Takoradi 29-12-42 (convoy ONS.154)
ES133 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 13-11-42 222MU 26-11-42 'Empire Clive' 18-12-42 Takoradi 23-1-43 Middle East 20-2-43 145Sq 274Sq 80Sq 10SAAF 94Sq Hit by flak attacking train N of Larissa and crashlanded 26-10-44 Lt CG Boshoff safe
ES134 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 16-11-42 Wheel dropped into manhole in hangar Kinloss CA 17-11-42 47MU 11-6-43 'Glenbank' 3-7-43 Takoradi 30-7-43 Middle East 10-9-43 238Sq 94Sq 71OTU Swung on landing and u/c collapsed Ismailia CB 15-9-44 Sgt J Dav... ...
ES135 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 10-11-42 222Sq 21-11-42 'Guinean' 30-11-42 Takoradi 28-12-42 Middle East 5-3-43 417Sq Missing from Kittyhawk escort 19-4-43 F/O JM Riley PoW
ES136 Vc,
CBAF
12MU 13-11-42 222Sq 20-11-42 'Guinean' 30-11-42 Takoradi 28-12-42 Middle East 31-1-43 Malta 1-7-43 Sicily NWAfrica 1-11-43 MAAF 20-9-45 SOC 8-11-45
ES137 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 9-12-42 Collided with Horsa HS105 while taxying Brize Norton CU 10-12-42 W/O K Konopka (Pol) safe 82MU 12-12-42 'R.652' 2-1-43 Gibraltar 18-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 241Sq Hit by flak on recce and f/l Sedjenane area 11-3... ...
ES138 Vc,
CBAF
39MU 10-11-42 76MU 23-11-42 'Skeldergate' 10-1-43 Gibraltar 6-2-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 152Sq Hit by flak f/l S of Medjez-el-Bab 24-4-43 Sgt RE MacDonald safe 4FS/52FG 'WD-N' 31-8-43
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