Spitfire Database
+ the pilots who flew them
| Serial | Pic | Model, Factory | Notes (click note to toggle full text) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR276 | Vb, West |
9MU 5-1-42 Crosby Co 21-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 17-6-42 417Sq Hit bank on t/off and somersaulted twice 117MU Port Sudan CE 17-6-42 P/O DE Bruce (RCAF) inj SOC 19-6-42 FH6:05 | ||
| AR277 | Vb, West |
9MU 5-1-42 Crosby Co 21-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-P' Shot down by Bf109s off Malta 17-7-42 Sgt Rostant inj SOC 29-7-42 | ||
| AR278 | Vb, West |
DTD contract CRD RAE gyro gunsight elev trls 5-2-42 until 6-43 GRU u/c collapsed landing Exeter CA 26-10-43 GrpCapt H Ford safe 9MU 12-5-44 31ATG USAAF 31-5-44 1695Flt SOC 5-12-45 | ||
| AR279 | Vb, West |
6MU 5-1-42 317Sq 'JH-F' or 'R' 6-2-42 f/l short of fuel in mist on return from escort nr Bolt Head CE 15-3-42 F/O R Hrycak (Pol) safe. Westland SOC 5-4-42 | ||
| AR280 | Vb, West |
6MU 5-1-42 602Sq 26-1-42 302Sq 22-4-42 VASM mods 13-8-42 Damaged by Fw190s on sweep to Ostend and abandoned over Channel 7-9-42 P/O Zdzitowiecki rescued | ||
| AR281 | Vb, West |
6MU 5-1-42 602Sq 26-1-42 111Sq 30-3-42 CB 25-9-42 GAL VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 24-10-42 313Sq 16-3-43 Ran into AR492 on landing Exeter CU 7-6-43 FSgt J Slepica (Czech) safe 66Sq 4-7-43 Shot down by Fw190s nr Ault 4... ... | ||
| AR282 | Vb, West |
33MU 12-1-42 Crosby Co 22-2-42 [Queen Victoria? Malta 1-7-42] 'R.437'? 145Sq 'ZX-S' then 'ZX-Q' engaged by e/a f/l N Africa on sweep 21-7-42 P/O RA Frith (RCAF) PoW SOC 23-7-42 | ||
| AR283 | Vb, West |
33MU 12-1-42 611Sq 8-2-42 56OTU Overturned on landing Sutton Bridge CB 10-2-42 Sgt FR Johnson (RAAF) safe [301Sq 14-7-42] 153Obs/67TRG Brakes failed tipped on nose Membury CA 14-11-42 1Lt WL Boone (USA) safe 307FS/31FG 2... ... | ||
| AR284 | Vb, West |
33MU 12-1-42 Crosby Co 23-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 22-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 Middle East 1-7-42 206Grp 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-T' FTR 26-6-42 Sgt BW Bailey (RNZAF) PoW | ||
| AR285 | Vb, West |
33MU 13-2-42 234Sq 19-4-42 Abandoned on sweep to Plouescat CE 23-7-42 P/O JD Webster (RNZAF)+ FH123:20 | ||
| AR286 | Vb, West |
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'Katanga'/'R.437' 12-3-42 Takoradi 7-4-42 145Sq 'ZX-D' u/c ripped off landing LG.18 CB 26-6-42 P/O ER Hanley (RAAF) safe [also reported 27th at LG.106] Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq Struck by ER272 o... ... | ||
| AR287 |
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Vb, West |
38MU 26-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-K' 73OTU Heavy landing wing hit ground Fayid AC 3-7-45 Sgt PM Betteridge safe SOC 29-8-46 | |
| AR288 | Vb, West |
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 145Sq 'ZX-C' Shot down by Bf109s and abandoned Egypt 21-7-42 P/O PB Laing-Meason inj SOC 25-7-42 | ||
| AR289 | Vb, West |
38MU 25-1-42 Crosby Co 26-2-42 'R.441' 20-3-42 Middle East 1-7-42 601Sq 108RSU e/f during aerobatics f/l 4ml SSW of Zuara LG 18-9-43 FSgt HM Paton safe SOC 1-2-44 | ||
| AR290 |
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Vb, West |
38MU 25-1-42 82MU 26-2-42 'R.440' 15-3-42 Port Sudan 21-5-42 Middle East 1-7-42 145Sq 'ZX-J' CE 5-9-42 NWAfrica 218Grp 30-11-43 SOC 8-3-44 | |
| AR212 |
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Ia, West |
6MU 18-7-41 57OTU 'LV-N' 9-8-41 Collided in air with X4605 crashed Chester CE 16-3-42 Sgt SW Steenson (RCAF)+ | |
| AR213 |
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Ia, West |
12MU 24-7-41 57OTU 'JZ-E' 31-7-41 AC 19-4-43 SOC 30-8-45 sold G/C Wheeler 10-3-47 Shuttleworth Trust as G-AIST 25-10-47 sold P Lindsay 1974 extant | |
| AR214 | Ia, West |
12MU 7-8-41 132Sq 11-8-41 Collided in air with R6685 crashed Mormond Hill Aberdeenshire CE 18-9-41 P/O AM De la Poer Disney+ SOC 30-9-41 | ||
| AR215 | Ia, West |
12MU 19-8-41 132Sq 28-8-41 Swung on t/off tyre burst and belly landed Peterhead CB 16-9-41 SqLdr AWA Bayne safe 58OTU 5-1-42 Struck by a tractor Grangemouth CB 26-9-43 53OTU SOC 28-8-44 | ||
| AR216 | Ia, West |
12MU 14-8-41 123Sq 24-8-41 61OTU 19-9-41 f/l while lost in bad weather Oakley Green nr Windsor CB 2-10-41 Sgt GH Bennett (RAAF) safe ASTE SOC 10-10-41 | ||
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