Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS497 | PRXI, HEA |
1PRU Benson wts and CG loading of first Cv at WD 17-11-42 FF 21-11-42 Y camera install 1PRU 23-11-42 542Sq 3-12-42 543Sq 26-7-43 HAL 23-10-43 8OTU 2-7-45 dived into ground nr Newmarket CE 25-7-46 F/O WG Strachan+ SOC 28-... ... | ||
| BS498 | PRXI, HEA |
FF 25-11-42 1PRU Benson 7-12-42 541Sq 3-43 Overshot landing Benson CA 23-3-43 Sgt VB White safe. Missing (Dortmund-Ems Canal) believed shot down Rhudenhall area 13-6-43 Sgt W Johnson PoW | ||
| BS499 | PRXI, HEA |
FF 29-11-42 1PRU Benson 7-12-42 541Sq 13-12-42 VASM universal camera install 27-9-43 Benson 18-6-44 HAL 27-9-44 to 5933M 28-2-47 | ||
| BS500 | PRIVT, HEA |
FF 25-11-42 1PRU Benson 30-11-42 1OADU Portreath 9-12-42 Malta 69Sq Missing on PR from Malta 11-1-43 F/O JA Frazer (RAAF)+ | ||
| BS501 | PRXI, BEN |
FF 1-12-42 1PRU Benson 7-12-42 542Sq 14-12-42 [VASM universal camera install 27-9-43 541Sq 16-10-43] Missing (Essen) 6-3-43 FSgt FR Duxbury+ | ||
| BS502 | PRXI, HEA |
FF 6-12-42 1PRU Benson 7-12-42 542Sq 14-12-42 VASM universal camera install 27-9-43 Missing (V-sites) Pas de Calais 25-2-44 FSgt HF Buckingham+ | ||
| BS503 | PRIVT, CHA |
FF 8-1-43 6MU 11-1-43 Benson 29-3-43 1OADU Portreath 5-5-43 India 31-5-43 681Sq 'A' SOC 5-1-45 | ||
| BS504 | PRIVT, CHA |
FF 8-1-43 6MU 11-1-43 1PRU 10-2-43 1OADU Portreath 18-3-43 Missing on transit flight between Gibraltar and North Africa CE 29-3-43 FSgt GJ Darling (RCAF)+ | ||
| BS505 | PRIVT, CHA |
FF 13-1-43 6MU 21-1-43 1PRU 10-2-43 1OADU Portreath 18-3-43 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Gibraltar CB 27-3-43 Sgt DAF Smith (RNZAF) safe CB 7-7-43 HAL riw 7-7-43 8OTU 7-3-44 u/c jammed belly landed Dyce AC 12-11-44 FLt MR... ... | ||
| BS506 | IX, EA |
FF 21-11-42 CRD Boulton Paul 29-11-42 VA 24-1-43 Boulton Paul mods 18-2-43 9MU 18-3-43 315Sq 14-4-43 AST mods 7-5-43 303Sq 6-6-43 308Sq 16-11-43 AST mr 8-1-44 mr 229Sq Overshot and raised u/c to stop Detling AC 17-6-44 F... ... | ||
| BS507 | IX, EA |
FF 21-10-42 332Sq 31-10-42 AST mods 23-1-43 e/f belly landing o/t nr Rochester CE 4-6-43 Capt J Ryg (RNoAF) inj | ||
| BS508 | IX, EA |
FF 21-10-42 332Sq 'AH-T' 'AH-N' 31-10-42 AST mods 8-1-43 317Sq 'JH-N' Taxied into by MA222 awaiting t/off Llanbedr CE 29-2-44 SqLdr WJ Miska (Pol) safe AST 312Sq 23-2-45 332Sq 30-3-48 RHAF 1-4-48 | ||
| BS509 | IX, EA |
FF 22-10-42 402Sq 31-10-42 AST mods 17-2-43 23-3-43 421Sq 20-5-43 403Sq 'KH-H' 20-7-43 Shot down by fighters Hillegom SW of Amsterdam CE 27-7-43 P/O JE Abbotts PoW FH291:45 | ||
| BS510 | IX, EA |
FF 22-10-42 611Sq 31-10-42 Shot down by Fw190 off Hardelot 14-3-43 FSgt RM McLay (RAAF)+ | ||
| BS511 | IX, EA |
FF 24-10-42 12MU 21-11-42 47MU 6-12-42 Ellesmere 14-12-42 ship ref 'O21/8' 14-12-42 Gibraltar 13-1-43 NWAfrica 28-2-43 81Sq 'FL-Y' 73Sq 32Sq Tyre burst landing and tipped on nose Canne CB 24-9-44 FSgt IJR James safe SOC... ... | ||
| BS512 |
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IX, EA |
FF 24-10-42 39MU 27-3-43 122Sq 11-5-43 AST mods 15-5-43 122Sq 18-5-43 222Sq 19-5-43 19Sq 24-8-43 Crashed landing in poor visibility Gravesend CB 24-12-43 FSgt TA Carson inj AST riw 2-1-44 80Sq 2-6-44 310Sq 5-9-44 VA mods... ... | |
| BS513 |
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IX, EA |
FF 24-10-42 315Sq 'PK-Z' 31-10-42 Swung on landing Northolt AC 22-1-43 FLt W Miska safe AST mods 9-3-43 303Sq 6-6-43 Taxied into MA314 Northolt AC 7-10-43 P/O JS Stasik (Pol) safe 308Sq 16-11-43 Tyre burst on landing and... ... | |
| BS514 | IX, EA |
FF 25-10-42 315Sq 30-10-42 AST mods 8-1-43 Collided with Fw190 on B-17 escort to Billancourt 4-4-43 SubLt H Szczesny PoW | ||
| BS515 | IX, EA |
FF 27-10-42 315Sq 'PK-F' 30-10-42 Shot down by Bf109 nr Grandvillers 13-3-43 F/O B Semmerling inj evaded | ||
| BS530 | IX, R-R |
FF 2-10-42 R-RH Cv IX M61 331Sq 'FN-F' 4-10-42 Taxied into by BS271 North Weald CB 18-5-43 GAL 26-5-43 222MU 18-9-43 'Empire Marlowe' 7-10-43 Casablanca 19-10-43 NAfrica 30-11-43 238Sq Hit ground during low-level attack... ... | ||
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