Spitfire Database

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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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BL344 Vb,
CBAF
37MU 30-11-41 145Sq 17-12-41 Heavy landing strained tail and fuselage Catterick CB 25-1-42 Sgt BW Bailey (RNZAF) safe GAL 121Sq 30-4-42 Collided with another a/c on t/off Southend CB 15-6-42 VASM fuel syst and rud mods M... ...
BL345 Vb,
CBAF
8MU 12-12-41 72Sq 8-1-42 616Sq 8-1-42 Crashed on landing Wittering [Wansford?] on return from convoy patrol CE 15-3-42 Sgt NG Welch inj SOC 31-3-42
BL346 Vb,
CBAF
24MU 13-12-41 485Sq 12-1-42 Stalled on landing Kenley AC 15-4-42 Sgt SF Brown (RNZAF) safe
AR593 Vc,
West
39MU 9-8-42 222MU 4-9-42 'R.620' 15-10-42 Gibraltar 1-11-42 154Sq NWAfrica 28-2-43 4SAAF 7WgTF 5-5-44 243Sq SOC 29-2-44
AR594 Vc,
West
39MU 10-8-42 82MU 13-9-42 'R.622' 17-10-42 Gibraltar 1-11-42 NWAfrica 4FS/52FG f/l nr Mateur due bad weather en route to Bone 1-43
AR595 Vc,
West
39MU 11-8-42 82MU 26-8-42 'Empire Franklin' 30-8-42 Gibraltar 14-9-42 Malta 1-11-42 126Sq 'M' 1435Sq 'V-M' by 5-11-42 MAfrica to Malta 1-6-43 CIC Meknes accident Meknes 16-6-44 Lt Martinet Middle East 28-4-45 1564Flt str... ...
AR596 Vc,
West
39MU 11-8-42 82MU 13-9-42 'R.622' 17-10-42 Gibraltar 1-11-42 249Sq 'GN-D' Damaged by flak on ASR escort and crashed into hill nr Durazzo Albania 30-3-44 W/O PV Waddell+
AR597 Vc,
West
39MU 13-8-42 Cv VcT 82MU 18-9-42 'R.621' 16-10-42 Gibraltar 1-11-42 NWAfrica 28-2-43 SOC 31-7-43
AR598 Vc,
West
38MU 12-8-42 VASM fuel syst mods 17-8-42 222MU 30-9-42 'Ocean Courage' 7-11-42 Takoradi 7-12-42 Middle East 7-12-42 1SAAF Ran out of fuel crash landed SSW Burg el Arab CA 16-4-43 Lt CT Van der Veen (SAAF) safe 71OTU Stru... ...
AR599 Vc,
West
38MU 20-8-42 SF Portreath 17-9-42 130Sq into sea ops 17-4-43 FH95:15
AR600 Vc,
West
39MU 17-8-42 VASM fuel syst mods 11-9-42 52MU 25-2-43 'Essex Trader' 10-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 NWAfrica 31-5-43 USAAF 31-8-43 Armee de l'Air 10-9-47
AR601 Vc,
West
39MU 16-8-42 222MU 4-9-42 'R.622' 17-10-42 Gibraltar 1-11-42 NWAfrica
AR602 Vc,
West
39MU 20-8-42 76MU 19-9-42 'R.621' 16-10-42 Gibraltar 1-11-42 NWAfrica USAAF 31-7-43 Armee de l'Air 1-10-43 SOC 26-4-45
AR603 Vc,
West
39MU 17-8-42 76MU 10-10-42 'Catrine' 20-11-42 Takoradi 27-12-42 Middle East 13-4-43 4ADU Stalled on landing onto wing and nose Sorman West CB 24-7-43 Sgt EAH Crowson safe 451Sq Swung on landing and turned on back Idku CE... ...
AR604 Vc,
West
39MU 17-8-42 19Sq 13-10-42 402Sq 22-4-43 u/c collapsed landing Merston AC 25-8-43 F/O JG Robillard (RCAF) safe ros. Tyre burst landing swung hit pipeline and tipped on nose Bradwell Bay CB 1-12-43 P/O JA McLeod (RCAF) in... ...
AR605 Vc,
West
39MU 20-8-42 610Sq 9-10-42 167Sq 14-10-42 132Sq 19-5-43 19Sq 25-5-43 611Sq 3-8-43 10SoTT 21-10-43 to 4244M SOC 3-1-47
AR606 Vc,
West
38MU 20-8-42 501Sq 'SD-N' 13-9-42 504Sq 19-10-42 313Sq 21-10-42 Damaged by flak and abandoned Lannion 18-11-42 FSgt J Hlouzek+
AR607 Vc,
West
38MU 20-8-42 2FPP u/c jammed up South Marston CB 7-9-42 S/O R Hosking safe VASM mods 7-9-42 129Sq 1-3-43 453Sq 'FU-D' 17-7-43 341Sq 3-11-43 61OTU 13-8-44 ASTH 24-5-45 SOC
AR608 Vc,
West
38MU 24-8-42 19Sq 11-9-42 315Sq 26-6-43 611Sq 6-7-43 64Sq 10-7-44 53OTU 17-7-44 Port wing hit ground after landing and tipped on nose Hibaldstow AC 10-2-45 FSgt V Cottrell (RCAF) safe ros SOC 29-5-45
AR609 Vc,
West
38MU 24-8-42 501Sq 'SD-V' 19-9-42 504Sq 19-10-42 Hit AR616 taxying Harrowbeer AC 19-3-43 Sgt BH Hayward safe. ros 165Sq 'SK-C' 8-7-43 Shot down by Fw190s nr Ghent CE 25-7-43 FSgt W Brown (RAAF)+ FH284:55
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify