Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
ES254 Vc,
CBAF
12MU 28-11-42 222MU 7-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI' 20-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 NWAfrica 81Sq CE 11-9-44
ES255 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 28-11-42 82MU 6-12-42 'R.647' 19-12-42 Gibraltar 6-2-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 152Sq hit by flak 17-3-43 FLt CG Frizell safe
ES256 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 10-12-42 76MU 21-12-42 Damaged when dismantling. 'Hamble VII' 30-12-42 Gibraltar 18-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 ASTE ex overseas CE 11-4-43 6MU 25-8-43 52MU 1-9-43 'Empire Grebe' 15-9-43 Casablanca 29-9-43 NAfricanASC 31-... ...
ES257 Vc,
CBAF
12MU 21-11-42 215MU 8-3-43 'R.672' 25-3-43 Gibraltar 12-4-43 Malta 1-5-43 242Sq 249Sq Crashed landing Qrendi CB 13-6-43 352Sq 'X' Crashed in f/l nr Cairo while lost 19-7-44 Sgt C Vrabic slt inj [shown as ES267] NWAfrica... ...
ES258 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 4-12-42 82MU 12-12-42 'R.652' 2-1-43 Gibraltar 18-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 152Sq SOC 28-4-45
ES259 Vc,
CBAF
6MU 28-11-42 215MU 5-12-42 'Port Dunedin' 19-12-42 Australia 28-2-43 RAAF as A58-168 79Sq 'UP-B' 28-5-43 Nosed over after landing Laverton 4-6-43 P/O WR Binning safe. 1AD TFSq 22-1-45 Sold 20-7-50
ES260 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 4-12-42 7FPP Downwind approach banked steeply stalled and crashed Dyce CE 11-12-42 S/O NK Rodway+
ES261 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 28-11-42 82MU 6-12-42 'Bluff V' 16-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 NWAfrica 4FS/52FG e/f belly landed Gedina No.3 18-4-43 Lt VN Caras (USA) safe SOC 31-7-43
ES262 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 28-11-42 222MU 5-12-42 'R.647' 19-12-42 Gibraltar 6-2-43 NWAfrica 154Sq 4-4-43 Landed on one wheel Ta Kali CB 6-7-43 FLt R Thomson safe Malta 1-10-43 336Sq 4-3-44 Collided with EE809 abandoned and crashed 15ml SE of... ...
ES263 Vc,
CBAF
9MU 11-12-42 82MU 28-12-42 'R.653' 19-1-43 Gibraltar 6-2-43 NWAfrica USAAF
ES264 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 6-12-42 76MU 9-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI' 20-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 229Sq USAAF 'V' NWAfrica 1-10-43 [352Sq Crashed in f/l nr Cairo while lost CE 20-7-44] [see ES257] CE 20-7-44 bboc 31-8-44
ES276 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 25-11-42 222MU 7-12-42 'Marsa'/'Hamble VI' 20-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 4FS/52FG 'WD-D' 31-10-43 2FTU Collided with lorry taxying Blida AC 30-9-44 Lt J Dubost safe. 2FU Tipped on nose after landing Fayid CA 11-1-45 FS... ...
ES277 Vc,
CBAF
46MU 9-12-42 222MU 15-12-42 'Empire Tower' 23-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 NWAfrica SOC 30-4-43
ES278 Vc,
CBAF
7FPP Forgot to lower u/c Lossiemouth AC 8-12-42 S/O JR Burton safe 46MU 9-12-42 ros 215MU 21-1-43 'Wellington Court' 18-2-43 Gibraltar 7-3-43 NWAfrica 31-3-43 GC2/7 accident Sebala II 8-6-43 SOC 28-4-45
ES279 Vc,
CBAF
38MU 9-12-42 76MU 18-12-42 'Hamble VII' 30-12-42 Gibraltar 18-1-43 73OTU Fayid Egypt 1944
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