Spitfire Database

+ the pilots who flew them

SPITFIRE BOOKS





SerialPicModel,
Factory
Notes    (click note to toggle full text)
MH652 IX,
CBAF
39MU 23-8-43 82MU 3-9-43 'Empire Grebe' 15-9-43 Casablanca 29-9-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 136Sq Swung off runway Lyons strip Remu Burma CB 3-12-43 FLt PW Speller safe 241Sq e/f on weather test crashlanded Vesuvio LG CE 16-... ...
MH653 IX,
CBAF
39MU 23-8-43 47MU 1-9-43 'Empire Grebe' 15-9-43 Casablanca 29-9-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 241Sq MAAF CE bboc 11-2-44 REAF 29-8-46
MH654 IX,
CBAF
33MU 25-8-43 47MU 2-9-43 'Empire Grebe' 15-9-43 Casablanca 29-9-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 USAAF 31-1-44 MAAF 1435Sq Hit by flak and abandoned nr Vorre 21-10-44 Lt SRR Pittard (SAAF)
MH655 IX,
CBAF
33MU 29-8-43 47MU 4-9-43 'Ocean Rider' 23-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 USAAF 31-1-44 225Sq 31-5-44 RFP Blida 6-8-44 93Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 6-9-45
MH656 IX,
CBAF
33MU 29-8-43 222MU 7-9-43 'Crawford W Long' 22-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 ASTH Gem mods 29-5-44 Middle East 5-4-45 208Sq Taxied into ditch Ramat David CA 12-7-45 F/O FC Tate inj REAF 26-9-46
MH657 IX,
CBAF
39MU 2-9-43 82MU 10-9-43 'Crawford W Long' 22-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 93Sq NAfricanASC 31-10-43 Crash landed CE 27-1-44 FSgt JR Andrew 7SAAF Hit by flak and abandoned SW of Ravenna CE 3-1-45 Lt AL Basson (SAAF)
MH658 IX,
CBAF
39MU 2-9-43 82MU 10-9-43 'Crawford W Long' 22-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 72Sq 1435Sq 'V-B' 7SAAF Hit by flak and crashlanded Forli CE 21-2-45 Lt N Bremner (SAAF) safe [MedAAF 21-6-45 SOC 30-8-45]
MH659 IX,
CBAF
39MU 3-9-43 47MU 13-9-43 'Ocean Rider' 23-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 43Sq 3-1-44 Shot down by flak nr Gaeta 5-2-44 W/O CS Luke (RAAF)+
MH660 IX,
CBAF
33MU 4-9-43 82MU 20-9-43 'Empire Marlowe' 7-10-43 Casablanca 19-10-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 1435Sq 'V-Y' Engine caught fire abandoned 40ml S of Vis 7-9-44 Lt RL Lomax (SAAF) rescued SOC 23-10-44
MH661 IX,
CBAF
39MU 5-9-43 222MU 15-9-43 47MU 20-9-43 'Ocean Rider' 23-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 154Sq NAfricanASC 31-10-43 242Sq 'S' Crash landed nr Oscina on weather recce 20-5-44 FLt CE Peppler
MH662 IX,
CBAF
33MU 4-9-43 47MU 11-9-43 'Ocean Rider' 23-9-43 Casablanca 10-10-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 SOC 15-3-45
MH663 IX,
CBAF
39MU 5-9-43 215MU 27-9-43 'Empire Marlowe' 7-10-43 Casablanca 19-10-43 243Sq 154Sq NAfrica 30-11-43 326Sq Ran off taxiway into hole and tipped on nose Croix de Metz AC 14-1-45 CplChef P Sire (Fr) safe ASTE 1-6-45 39MU 47... ...
MH664 IX,
CBAF
39MU 5-9-43 222MU 6-1-44 'Leeds City' 21-1-44 Casablanca 17-2-44 93Sq M66 install [CE ops 6-4-44] 1SAAF fell out of control 10ml NE Florence 17-9-44 Lt DP Farrell (SAAF)+
MH581 VcT,
CBAF
39MU 28-7-43 222MU 11-8-43 'Fort Thompson' 14-8-43 Casablanca 1-9-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 USAAF 31-1-44 1OADU 3-2-45 Middle East 25-2-45 SOC 29-8-46
MH582 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 30-7-43 222MU 10-8-43 'Fort Thompson' 14-8-43 Casablanca 1-9-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 73OTU REAF 29-3-45
MH583 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 30-7-43 82MU 7-8-43 'Fort Thompson' 14-8-43 Casablanca 1-9-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 352Sq 'E' Taxied into P-39 Vis CB 17-2-45 Sgt M Semolic (Yug) safe SOC 26-4-45
MH584 VcT,
CBAF
33MU 30-7-43 82MU 12-8-43 'Gerard Dou' 25-8-43 Casablanca 10-9-43 NAfricanASC 31-10-43 318Sq 'F' SOC 26-4-45
MH585 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 31-7-43 215MU 8-8-43 'Durham' 14-8-43 Australia 18-10-43 RAAF as A58-249 452Sq 6-1-44 Belly landing Strauss 5-4-44 F/O DR Hare safe 457Sq 15-7-44 CGS 11-9-44 auth for write off 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
MH586 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 7-8-43 215MU 14-8-43 'Cornwall' 20-8-43 Australia 16-11-43 RAAF as A58-250 457Sq 'ZP-Y' 4-2-44 85Sq 'SH-K' 6-11-44 Swung on landing u/c collapsed Pearce WA 23-5-45 W/O GH Gray safe. rtp 5-7-45
MH587 VcT,
CBAF
6MU 7-8-43 215MU 14-8-43 'Hororata' 14-9-43 Australia 21-10-43 RAAF as A58-251 457Sq 'ZP-M' 17-12-43 85Sq 10-12-44 auth for write off 22-5-46 SOC 15-11-48
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify