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JG732 Vc,
CBAF
38MU 21-1-43 222MU 25-1-43 'Alphard' 5-3-43 Takoradi 20-4-43 Middle East 10-6-43 1SAAF Struck horse drawn cart on t/off Lentini West CE 31-7-43 Lt GW Hillary (SAAF) safe 80Sq NWAfrica 1-11-43
JG733 Vc,
CBAF
38MU 15-12-42 76MU 29-12-42 'Atlantic City' 20-1-43 Takoradi 11-3-43 Middle East 9-5-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 32Sq Turkey 29-3-45
JG734 Vc,
CBAF
46MU 15-12-42 215MU 28-1-43 'Alphard' 5-3-43 Takoradi 20-4-43 Middle East 1-6-43 SOC 29-8-46
JG538 LFVIII,
EA
FF 30-10-43 6MU 3-11-43 82MU 16-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 USAAF 31-1-44 CE 3-7-44 417Sq 253Sq Struck by MA464 while dispersed Prkos AC 26-3-45 CE 30-4-45
JG539 LFVIII,
EA
FF 2-11-43 9MU 5-11-43 47MU 22-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 92Sq
JG540 LFVIII,
EA
FF 3-11-43 MU 9-11-43 222MU 20-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 92Sq 241Sq Hit by flak while strafing MT in Po valley 30-8-44 F/O CJ Nowak (Pol)+ (318Sqn)
JG541 VIII,
EA
FF 4-11-43 6MU 7-11-43 47MU 17-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 USAAF 29-2-44 253Sq MAAF census 21-6-45 SOC 11-4-46
JG542 LFVIII,
EA
FF 28-10-43 6MU 30-10-43 222MU 9-11-43 'Fort George' 4-12-43 Casablanca 22-12-43 USAAF 29-2-44 145Sq Ran out of fuel and f/l nr Foligno 18-7-44 Lt GE Milborrow slt inj SOC 31-8-44
JG543 LFVIII,
EA
6MU 22-2-44 82MU 4-3-44 'Lycaon' 2-4-44 Australia 12-6-44 RAAF as A58-484 e/f on t/off f/l Laverton 6-7-44 F/O CM Sinclair safe 457Sq 19-9-44 452Sq 'CR-C' 8-11-44 rtp Morotai 25-1-46
JG544 LFVIII,
EA
FF 31-12-43 9MU 2-1-44 82MU 15-1-44 'Masirah' 8-2-44 India 20-3-44 152Sq Tail damaged on t/off Tamu AC 12-11-44 FLt JG Francis safe 67Sq SOC 31-10-46
JG545 LFVIII,
EA
FF 6-11-43 9MU 9-11-43 222MU 22-11-43 'Empire Regent' 27-12-43 India 18-2-44 67Sq 273Sq SOC 15-1-45
JG546 LFVIII,
CHA
FF 16-11-43 6MU 24-11-43 2FPP Crashed on del flight in bad weather Stag Lane Lowton Lancs CE 1-12-43 F/O AB Dorrell+
JG547 LFVIII,
EA
FF 23-11-43 9MU 30-11-43 47MU 18-12-43 'Kaimata' 22-12-43 India 18-2-44 155Sq Steep approach wing touched ground and u/c collapsed Baigachi CB 1-5-44 F/O DR Gillon (RCAF) safe. CE 24-5-45
JG548 LFVIII,
KEA
FF 7-12-43 9MU 19-12-43 82MU 9-1-44 'Masirah' 8-2-44 India 20-3-44 17Sq e/f f/l on taxitrack and hit boulder Vavuniya AC 19-10-44 FSgt JD Tollworthy safe. Collided with gunpost on landing Yazagyo AC 26-12-44 Sgt M Gibson... ...
JG549 LFVIII,
EA
FF 22-12-43 6MU 24-12-43 82MU 3-1-44 'Ajax' 26-2-44 Australia 7-4-44 RAAF as A58-419 457Sq 'ZP-Y' 14-9-44 452Sq 10-12-44 crashed into sea off Ternate Is 13-1-45 FSgt EM Stevenson PoW (died of malaria in captivity 14th Ap... ...
JG550 LFVIII,
?
9MU 21-1-44 222MU 6-2-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 67Sq e/f on landing run into by LV670 Aykab CB 22-1-45 FLt LA Thorogood safe SOC 28-5-45
JG551 LFVIII,
?
9MU 21-1-44 82MU 11-2-44 'Streefkerk' 26-3-44 India 11-5-44 152Sq 124RSU Tipped on nose on run-up Tamu CE 2-2-45 AC2 S Mantle inj
JG552 LFVIII,
?
9MU 23-1-44 222MU 6-2-44 'Fort Stikine' 22-2-44 India 30-3-44 SOC 25-4-46
JG553 LFVIII,
?
9MU 9-2-44 222MU 5-3-44 'Benreoch' 29-3-44 India 12-5-44 67Sq e/f at 7000ft over sea abandoned into Phadu River CE 11-1-45 FLt D Bockus (RCAF) rescued by Sea Otter
JG554 LFVIII,
?
9MU 9-2-44 82MU 26-3-44 'Streefkerk' 26-3-44 India 11-5-44 308MU 336MU 6-7-44 17Sq 19-7-44 Forgot to lower u/c China Bay AC 5-9-44 FSgt PLG Ablitt safe SOC 28-8-47
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify