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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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MB886 VII,
EA
33MU 5-2-44 124Sq 24-5-44 CB 14-6-44 11AGS 13-6-45 sold scrap Intl.Alloys 19-3-47
MB887 VII,
EA
39MU 7-2-44 131Sq 3-3-44 Encountered flak from St.Brieuc FTR 1-6-44 W/O WJ Atkinson (RAAF)+
MB888 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 16-8-43 Benson 20-8-43 1OADU 13-9-43 NWAfrica 1-10-43 682Sq MAAF 40SAAF SOC 28-2-46
MB889 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 18-8-43 Benson 20-8-43 1OADU 15-9-43 India 30-9-43 681Sq 'Q' u/c not locked down Kanchrapara CB 28-10-43 Overshot and tipped on nose Alipore AC 5-6-44 FSgt WK Williams safe 682Sq SOC 12-6-45
MB890 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 19-8-43 Benson 20-8-43 1OADU 11-9-43 NWAfrica 1-10-43 682Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 14-3-46
MB891 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 20-8-43 Benson 22-8-43 1OADU 15-9-43 India 30-9-43 179FerryWg Tyre burst on t/off tipped on nose Jodhpur CB 5-10-43 F/O R Laughlan safe 681Sq 'A' Abandoned ops 30-8-44 F/O JD Mahoney safe SOC 11-9-44
MB892 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 20-8-43 Benson 22-8-43 1OADU 7-10-43 MedAC 12-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 SOC 28-6-45
MB893 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 24-8-43 Benson 26-8-43 1OADU 15-9-43 India 21-10-43 681Sq 'K' Crash landed Silchar 1-4-44 FSgt LG Weber safe. e/f at 29000ft belly landed on ALG 8ml N Maungdaw AC 26-2-44 FSgt CB Ross safe SOC 31-8-44
MB894 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 26-8-43 Benson 27-8-43 1OADU 26-9-43 India 1-11-43 681Sq 'Y' Tyre burst on t/off and u/c collapsed Comilla AC 5-11-44 P/O Ross safe SOC 12-3-45 [FLt K Lock DoI in MB894 or PA890 crashed into dispersal pen on air test]
MB895 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 25-8-43 Benson 27-8-43 1OADU 25-9-43 India 11-10-43 681Sq 'R' CE SOC 26-7-45
MB896 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 28-8-43 Benson 31-8-43 1OADU 26-9-43 India 7-10-43 681Sq 'V' SOC 12-6-45
MB897 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 28-8-43 Benson 31-8-43 1OADU 26-9-43 MedAC 12-10-43 682Sq 683Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 18-10-45
MB898 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 28-8-43 Benson 31-8-43 1OADU 26-9-43 India 17-10-43 681Sq 'J' Struck tar boiler with wing taxying swung and ran into pond Comilla AC 2-1-44 F/O PW Racey safe. Tyre burst on t/off swung and u/c collapsed Ramu CB 16-3-4... ...
MB899 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 31-8-43 Benson 3-9-43 1OADU 23-9-43 Swung off runway into wire fence Juvani CA 9-10-43 FSgt JR Carruthers safe India 11-10-43 681Sq 'T' SOC 11-4-46
MB900 PRXIT,
CHA
FF 31-8-43 Benson 5-9-43 1OADU 2-10-43 Tipped on nose taxying Castel Benito CA 5-10-43 Sgt LG Weber (RCAF) safe India 21-10-43 681Sq SOC 30-5-46
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify