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ER767 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 4-10-42 VAWD wts and CG load 215MU 28-2-43 'Essex Trader' 10-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 318Sq Middle East 1-7-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 225Sq Unable to lower u/c Peretola CB 18-1-45 F/O WB Dewar safe SOC 30-6... ...
ER768 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 11-10-42 47MU 16-10-42 'Empire Day' 20-10-42 Gibraltar 9-11-42 NWAfrica 232Sq SOC 28-2-43
ER769 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 7-11-42 215MU 20-11-42 'Bluff V' 3-12-42 Gibraltar 31-12-42 NWAfrica 28-2-43 93Sq NAfrica 1-7-43 SOC 8-3-44 bboc 225Sq 5-8-44 225Sq 26-11-44 (VbZ) Cv Vc 9-8-45 SOC 29-8-46
ER770 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 12-10-42 82MU 17-10-42 'Empire Day' 22-10-42 Gibraltar 13-11-42 SOC 31-12-42
ER771 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 16-10-42 215MU 7-11-42 'Hamble IV' 19-11-42 Gibraltar 8-12-42 232Sq NWAfrica 81Sq Overshot landing and o/t Tingley CB 17-1-43 P/O HR Mitchell safe 152Sq Swerved on landing and somersaulted Tingley CE 1-2-43 F/O RJH... ...
ER772 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 24-10-42 215MU 4-11-42 'Hamble IV' 19-11-42 Gibraltar 8-12-42 152Sq NWAfrica 28-2-43 225Sq 27-3-43 Taxied into by EP880 Souk el Khemis 4-4-43 F/O GL Blackshaw safe NWAfrica 1-11-43 335Sq Middle East 21-6-45 crash-la... ...
ER773 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 11-10-42 82MU 21-10-42 'Catrine' 20-11-42 Takoradi 27-12-42 Middle East 21-1-43 33Sq Hit by ER335 taxying Bersis CE 15-6-43 NWAfrica SOC 30-4-43 bboc 21-6-45 336Sq 26-2-44 RHAF 25-4-46
ER774 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 11-10-42 'R.620'? 15-10-42 Gibraltar 242Sq [enemy action SOC 31-12-42] 232Sq by 1-43 Landed tail first tailwheel collapsed swung and stb u/c collapsed Tingley CB 30-1-43 Sgt R Martin safe
ER775 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 12-10-42 82MU 17-10-42 'R.620' 18-10-42 Gibraltar 29-10-42 [entries deleted on Form 78] CB 12-12-42 NWAfrica 243Sq Middle East OC 26-4-45
ER776 Vc,
CBAF
33MU 18-10-42 47MU 26-10-42 'Catrine' 20-11-42 Takoradi 27-12-42 601Sq Middle East 31-1-43 e/f belly landed CB 22-3-43 AW/O MA Perkins (RCAF) safe 73OTU Tyre burst on landing and tipped on nose Fayid CB 18-10-44 FSgt SM... ...
ER777 Vc,
CBAF
45MU 31-10-42 82MU 16-11-42 'Bluff IV' 21-11-42 Gibraltar 8-12-42 NWAfrica 242Sq 243Sq Overshot landing and o/t Tingley CE 16-1-43 P/O WS Grieve (USA) safe
ER640 VbT,
CBAF
38MU 6-10-42 76MU 10-10-42 'Ocean Courage' 7-11-42 Takoradi 7-12-42 Middle East 23-12-42 417Sq 71OTU Swung on landing u/c collapsed Ismailia CB 11-12-44 FSgt DG Pritchard safe REAF 29-3-45
ER641 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 30-9-42 82MU 15-10-42 'Empire Day' 22-10-42 Gibraltar 13-11-42 [India 1-12-42] NWAfrica 229Sq Missing from sweep over Sicily 28-2-43
ER642 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 3-10-42 222MU 15-10-42 'R.626' 20-10-42 Gibraltar 6-11-42 NWAfrica 111Sq Struck wire and belly landed Souk el Khemis CB 1-1-43 Sgt F Mellor safe [SOC 28-2-43] 243Sq 'SN-J' 74OTU Tyre burst on t/off belly landed Peta... ...
ER643 VbT,
CBAF
38MU 6-10-42 76MU 15-10-42 'R.625' 20-10-42 Gibraltar 6-11-42 417Sq 243Sq 'SN-Z' NWAfrica 28-2-43 Tyre burst on t/off swung on landing and tipped on nose Souk el Khemis CA 4-4-43 P/O LJ Connors (RAAF) safe Malta 1-9-43 N... ...
ER644 VbT,
CBAF
38MU 6-10-42 76MU 16-10-42 'Empire Day' 22-10-42 Gibraltar 13-11-42 NWAfrica SOC 28-2-43
ER645 Vb,
CBAF
38MU 10-10-42 47MU 17-10-42 'R.628' 25-10-42 Gibraltar 9-11-42 NWAfrica 152Sq e/f belly landed in field Souk el Arba CB 20-12-42 F/O AA Smith (RCAF) safe. Engine trouble landed Ta Kali CE 5-6-43 FSgt Brown safe (43Sq) Ma... ...
ER646 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 30-9-42 82MU 14-10-42 'Peribonka' 30-10-42 Takoradi 1-12-42 229Sq 92Sq Missing presumed shot down by Bf109 on escort mission 5-3-43 F/O BL McMahon+
ER647 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 1-10-42 82MU 16-10-42 'R.625' 20-10-42 Gibraltar 6-11-42 flown to Malta 20-11-42 126Sq 'Z' 21-11-42 USAAF 20-2-44 MAAF census 21-6-45 Trg del France 27-9-45
ER648 Vb,
CBAF
46MU 7-10-42 4FPP Damaged during taxi Prestwick CA 10-10-42 F/O TB Birkett safe 215MU 13-11-42 'Belnor' 30-11-42 Takoradi 3-2-43 Middle East 9-3-43 145Sq 92Sq 111Sq Malta 1-7-43 Sicily NAfricanASC 31-10-43 225Sq 9-1-44 S... ...
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify