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BL962 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 22-2-42 601Sq 9-3-42 Tipped on nose Acaster Malbis CA 12-3-42 Sgt GM Mackinnon safe 133Sq 16-4-42 306Sq 22-8-42 501Sq 'SD-R' 29-1-43 USAAF 9-5-43 13OTU 23-9-43 Taxied into pile of tarmac Harwell CA 2-2-45 SqLdr DH B... ...
BL963 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 17-2-42 121Sq 13-3-42 Belly landed nr Manston CB 24-3-42 P/O LA Skinner (USA) safe AST recat CE 20-5-42 SOC 31-7-42
BL964 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 22-2-42 64Sq 28-3-42 Struck bump landing and u/c collapsed Southend CB 3-4-42 P/O C Thomas safe 309FS/31FG 'VZ-G' Shot down by Fw190s FTR 26-7-42 LtCol AP Park PoW (attached 412Sq) [also reported as EN784]
BL965 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 16-2-42 234Sq 'AZ-E' 17-3-42 u/c not locked down Colerne AC 26-8-42 P/O MF Armytage safe ros 421Sq 27-1-43 412Sq Landed with u/c not locked down Carew Cheriton CB 2-2-43 FSgt H Bowker safe 602Sq 6-5-43 Heavy landing... ...
BL966 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 24-2-42 402Sq 14-3-42 133Sq 7-4-42 308Sq 7-5-42 41Sq 8-12-42 131Sq 14-3-43 Belly landed Castletown AC 8-6-43 F/O GFJ Jongbloed (RNeAF) safe ros 310Sq 23-8-43 504Sq 24-9-43 VASM fuel syst mods 5-11-43 53OTU 5-9-44 SOC... ...
BL967 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 19-2-42 601Sq 8-3-42 133Sq 10-4-42 Stalled on landing and u/c collapsed Kirton-in-Lindsey CE 25-4-42 Sgt GE Eichar (USA) safe SOC 7-5-42
BL968 Vb,
CBAF
6MU 27-2-42 411Sq 27-3-42 242Sq 25-9-42 DeH 12-10-42 VASM fuel syst mods 8-2-43 129Sq 11-4-43 453Sq 'FU-K' 17-7-43 Struck by AB213 after landing Bradwell Bay CB 24-7-43 W/O JWP Nichols (RAAF) safe. recat CE 3-8-43 129Sq... ...
BL969 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 22-2-42 504Sq 11-3-42 501Sq 'SD-Y' 19-10-42 VASM mods 8-9-43 129Sq 8-4-44 130Sq 10-5-44 403Sq 'KH-Y' 5-6-44 Shot down by Allied AA Foret de Cerisy 22-6-44 P/O NP Murphy
BL970 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 24-2-42 504Sq 11-3-42 313Sq 30-3-42 152Sq 26-4-42 308Sq 30-1-43 315Sq 31-3-43 Raised u/c too soon after t/off Church Fenton AC 5-5-43 WgCdr S Witorzenc (Pol) safe ros 19Sq 26-6-43 315Sq 1-7-43 303Sq 3501SU 6-12-43 M4... ...
BL971 Vb,
CBAF
33MU 26-2-42 2DelFlt Weather cocked taxying and ran off peritrack Lyneham CB 6-4-42 Sgt RJ Richards inj 152Sq 29-8-42 421Sq 20-11-42 412Sq 3-2-43 602Sq 19-4-43 Shot down by Fw190 nr Cayeaux CE 15-7-43 FSgt RGJ McKenzie (... ...
BL972 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 24-2-42 412Sq 15-3-42 AC 26-7-42 ros 416Sq 23-5-43 401Sq 1-6-43 AC 15-7-43 ros Taxied into BL826 Martlesham CA 29-7-43 Sgt DH Wilson (RCAF) safe 1ADF Tipped on nose taxying Lasham CA 3-11-43 FSgt HD Clarke (RCAF) sa... ...
BL973 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 28-2-42 313Sq 'RY-S' 'Tally-Ho' 30-3-42 Missing on Boston escort to Boulogne 17-5-42 FLt S Fejfar (Czech)+
BL974 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 28-2-42 501Sq 14-3-42 SAL 23-4-42 Basta mods. Shot down by Bf109s nr Cherbourg 25-4-42 F/O R Wheldon+
BL975 Vb,
CBAF
39MU 14-2-42 601Sq 9-3-42 133Sq 8-4-42 71Sq 19-5-42 334FS/4FG 1-10-42 Swung off runway and tipped on nose Ford CA 6-11-42 Lt JF Lutz (USA) safe 302Sq 132Sq 28-6-43 118Sq 10-10-43 u/c collapsed Castletown CA 9-12-43 132Sq... ...
BL976 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 27-2-42 VASM fuel syst mods 29-8-42 122Sq 21-1-43 303Sq 17-2-43 u/c collapsed landing Heston AC 28-5-43 F/O SG Socha (Pol) safe ros 308Sq 25-6-43 130Sq 22-8-43 DeH 18-2-44 290Sq 14-1-45 29MU Reid Sigrist refurb 28-10... ...
BL977 Vb,
CBAF
9MU 1-4-42 308Sq 1-6-42 VASM mods 8-8-42 316Sq 14-8-42 308Sq Shot down by Fw190 nr Calais on bomber escort mission 3-2-43 FLt T Koc evaded
BL978 Vb,
CBAF
12MU 19-2-42 616Sq 15-3-42 Prop hit sea off Holland landed at base CA 13-4-42 P/O PB Wright safe (610Sq) 65Sq 16-7-42 AC 21-7-42 ros 309FS/31FG 11-8-42 340Sq 'GW-L' 12-9-42 341Sq 26-3-43 CRU 25-7-43 39MU 222MU 19-11-43 '... ...
BL979 Vb,
CBAF
5MU 24-2-42 401Sq 'YO-X' 13-3-42 72Sq 4-4-42 AC 5-6-42 AST 610Sq 'DW-T' 18-2-43 350Sq 'MN-T' 27-3-43 u/c failed to lower West Malling CB 9-9-43 F/O GPJ Duchesne (Belg) safe 132Sq 351Sq VASM fuel syst mods 5-11-43 64Sq 10... ...
BL980 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 22-2-42 411Sq 3-3-42 Heavy landing u/c collapsed Digby AC 3-4-42 P/O WH Mcleod (RCAF) safe. Abandoned on convoy patrol off Skegness 6-5-42 FSgt GP Cushing (RCAF)+
BL981 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 22-2-42 402Sq 9-3-42 Heavy landing fuselage skin buckled Fairwood Common CB 28-3-42 Sgt JR Harmer (RCAF) safe Westland riw 8-4-42 222Sq 23-7-42 242Sq 11-8-42 411Sq 23-9-42 Taxied into Henley L3310 Matlaske CB 1-11-42... ...
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify