Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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JL252 IX,
CBAF
6MU 12-4-43 82MU 21-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 73Sq 1435Sq 'V-M' Malta 1-8-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 Crashed on t/off dbf Brindisi 15-3-44 P/O IR Pearce slt inj SOC 31-3-44
JL253 IX,
CBAF
15MU 2-4-43 47MU 12-4-43 'R.687' 27-4-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 154Sq NWAfrica 1-11-43 309FS/31FG Hit by Allied flak Anzio CE 7-2-44 2Lt WW Yocum (USA)+
JL254 IX,
CBAF
12MU 9-4-43 47MU 20-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 32Sq 253Sq 32Sq 72Sq 7SAAF Hit by flak and crashlanded Lake Commachio 13-11-44 Lt JC Buddell (SAAF) returned 5th Dec
JL255 IX,
CBAF
9MU 10-4-43 82MU 30-4-43 'Fort Jemseg' 11-5-43 Casablanca 30-5-43 111Sq 93Sq Malta 1-8-43 Sicily NAfricanASC 31-10-43 SOC 26-9-46
JL256 IX,
CBAF
12MU 10-4-43 222MU 20-4-43 'Fort Thompson' 3-5-43 Casablanca 17-5-43 Malta 1-8-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 32Sq Hit by flak and abandoned nr Zayala 17-4-44 FSgt A Oates
JL301 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 20-5-43 215MU 30-5-43 'R.702' 2-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-8-43 NWAfrica 1-11-43 Malta 118MU 31-1-44 USAAF
JL302 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 6-6-43 47MU 14-6-43 'Glenbank' 3-7-43 Takoradi 30-7-43 Middle East 10-9-43 74Sq Tail unit knocked off in air by EP814 abandoned nr Gerawla rly stn CE 8-12-43 F/O AM Palmer safe
JL303 VcT,
CBAF
9MU 27-6-43 222MU 12-7-43 'Martand' 26-7-43 India 29-8-43 74Sq ACSEA 21-8-45 SOC 13-9-45
JL304 VcT,
CBAF
12MU 7-5-43 215MU 18-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 30-7-43 Armee de l'Air 1-10-43 253Sq 29-2-44 Hit by flak and f/l nr Shegas Albania 24-10-44 FSgt P Watts
JL305 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 7-5-43 215MU 15-5-43 'R.703' 1-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 93Sq NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-9-43 Hit by US AA fire on approach f/l in field Sali/Sala Italy CB 11-9-43 P/O RF Barter safe NWAfrica 1-11-43 Middle East 31... ...
JL306 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 47MU 20-5-43 'Meerkerk' 3-6-43 Takoradi 8-7-43 93Sq Middle East 9-8-43 73OTU Collided with Thunderbolt KJ183 on t/off Fayid CE 30-4-45
JL307 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 47MU 20-5-43 'Empire Franklin' 3-6-43 Takoradi 16-7-43 Middle East 28-8-43 M45 install 2ADU Ran out of fuel at night and abandoned nr El Ballah CE 20-9-43 FSgt CD Young (RNZAF) safe SOC 1-1-44
JL308 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 11-5-43 76MU 21-5-43 'Meerkerk' 3-6-43 Takoradi 8-7-43 Middle East 28-8-43 74Sq 41SAAF Crashed in f/l W of Nicosia CE 15-9-44 Lt II De Klerk (SAAF)+
JL309 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 15-5-43 82MU 22-5-43 'R.702' 3-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 253Sq 73Sq NWAfrica 1-10-43 Middle East 25-3-45 1415Flt SOC 27-6-46
JL310 VcT,
CBAF
45MU 14-5-43 76MU 22-5-43 'R.702' 3-6-43 Casablanca 15-6-43 NWAfrica 1-7-43 Middle East 1-8-43 232Sq 73OTU Crashed SOC 29-6-44
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify