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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BP872 Vc,
CHA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 17-3-42 82MU 26-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-5-42 [603Sq Shot down over Malta 9-5-42 FLt JW Buckstone+] SOC 13-8-42 [BR190 per AIR 81]
BP873 Vc,
CHA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 15-3-42 82MU 26-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 126Sq 1435Sq 'V-Y' Damaged by fighters and crashlanded Ta Kali CE 16-10-42 Sgt WT Whitmore slt inj
BP874 Vc,
CHA
FF 7-3-42 8MU 24-3-42 RAF Abbotsinch 6-4-42 'USS Wasp' 14-4-42 flown off Wasp to Malta 20-4-42 249Sq Destroyed in air raid Ta Kali CE 21-4-42 SOC 6-5-42
BP875 Vc,
CHA
FF 8-3-42 6MU 15-3-42 82MU 23-3-42 'Empire Heath' 30-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-5-42 601Sq Shot down in sea off Malta 10-6-42 P/O JWL Innes rescued by HSL107 SOC 12-6-42 FH26:25
BP876 Vc,
CHA
FF 10-3-42 6MU 15-3-42 47MU 27-3-42 'Empire Heath' 29-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 18-5-42 185Sq o/t on landing CB 2-7-42 FSgt DJ Reid safe [engaged by e/a Sgt WG Dodd (RCAF) inj] SOC 15-7-42 FH5... ...
BP877 Vc,
CHA
FF 13-3-42 6MU 15-3-42 82MU 26-3-42 'Empire Heath' 30-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-5-42 126Sq Shot down by Ju88 abandoned sea off Malta 12-5-42 P/O MA Graves safe SOC 15-5-42
BP878 Vc,
CHA
FF 13-3-42 6MU 15-3-42 47MU 27-3-42 'Empire Heath' 31-3-42 Gibraltar 20-4-42 flown off 'HMS Eagle' to Malta 9-5-42 185Sq 249Sq Shot down in sea off Malta CE 14-5-42 FSgt HJ Fox (RCAF)+ FH5:10
BP879 PRIVT,
?f
FF 28-1-42 (W camera) 9MU 30-1-42 Benson 29-8-42 541Sq 22-10-42 HAL 9-5-43 mods 542Sq 19-5-43 543Sq 7-7-43 309FTU e/f on t/off belly landed in field Benson CB 5-11-43 FSgt AF White safe. recat CE
BP880 PRIVT,
?f
FF 31-1-42 1PRU 6-2-42 Overshot landing u/c collapsed Gibraltar CB 16-3-42 Sgt LW Elliott safe HAL 20-6-42 Stb wing hit compressor Benson 13-1-43 540Sq Wing hit compressor taxying Benson CB 1-2-43 F/O NJ Bonnar safe Indi... ...
BP881 PRIVT,
?f
FF 28-1-42 (W camera) 9MU 30-1-42 Benson 28-8-42 1PRU 1-9-42 541Sq 30-9-42 Missing (Rotterdam) crashed 8ml WNW Hoek van Holland CE 8-2-43 SqLdr PRM Van der Heijden+ FH74:70
BP882 PRIVT,
?f
FF 31-1-42 1PRU 6-2-42 2PRU 15-3-42 Middle East 19-3-42 Gibraltar 680Sq 1-2-43 CE 6-4-43 F/O GG Tozer interned Turkey [or BR663]
BP883 PRIVT,
?f
FF 31-1-42 1PRU 6-2-42 2PRU Middle East 14-3-42 flown ME-Malta 11-8-42 Missing (Crete) 22-9-42 P/O LL Ford PoW SOC 19-10-42
BP884 PRIVT,
?f
FF 7-2-42 8MU 15-2-42 1PRU 3-5-42 Hit ridge landing damaged u/c Benson CA 26-5-42 P/O LL Whitaker safe 542Sq 20-9-42 Hood became detached Benson CA 15-12-42 HAL M45 install 18-6-43 Benson 23-2-44
BP885 PRIVT,
?f
FF 7-2-42 8MU 15-2-42 1PRU 14-3-42 2PRU Middle East 26-3-42 flown Gib-Malta 2-4-42 69Sq 2PRU Port flap failed overshot LG.219 CB 27-10-42 P/O DW Barbour (RAAF) safe 680Sq 7-10-43 Middle East 1-8-42 SOC 13-9-45
BP886 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 10-2-42 8MU 14-2-42 1PRU 27-2-42 542Sq 20-9-42 8OTU 3-6-43 VASM external sump wing oil tank 8-9-43 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Leuchars CB 25-11-43 Sgt WT Moody safe AC 25-4-44 SOC 23-4-45
BP887 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 11-2-42 (W camera) 8MU 13-2-42 CRD RAE 24-2-42 1PRU 18-4-42 Missing on PR mission Vegessack-Hamburg-Bremerhaven 17-8-42 FSgt KL Wright (RAAF) PoW
BP888 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 11-2-42 (W camera) 8MU 14-2-42 Benson 22-8-42 Swung on landing u/c collapsed Benson CB 28-8-42 F/O NJ Bonnar safe HAL Benson 3-9-42 543Sq AAEE 5-43 8OTU 10-9-43 Swung on landing and port u/c collapsed Dyce AC 27-10-44... ...
BP889 PRIVT,
HPA
FF 14-2-42 8MU 15-2-42 1PRU 7-5-42 543Sq 20-9-42 Orator aircraft 17-11-42 Benson FTR ops 14-12-42 [reported as F/O GW Walker+ Lakselv Norway 27-9-42] (c/n 6S 138536)
BP890 PRIVT,
HEA
FF 21-2-42 1PRU Benson 22-2-42 2PRU Middle East 26-3-42 Crashed Moretonhampstead 15-3-42 P/O ASR Mackenzie (Rhod)+
BP891 PRIVT,
HPA
FF 14-2-42 (X camera) 8MU 15-2-42 1PRU 7-5-42 541Sq 30-9-42 Orator aircraft 17-11-42 remained in USSR
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify