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Peter Kenneth Devitt |
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Name : Peter Kenneth Devitt Born : 4th June 1911 Died : 1997 Service Number : 90080 |
He was commissioned in the RAFO in March 1932 and trained in Bristol Fighters at Filton, Bristol. He relinquished this commission when he was granted a commission in 600 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Hendon in July 1933. Called to full-time service on 24th August 1939, Devitt was posted to the Operations Room at Tangmere. In February 1940 he was given command of 152 Squadron.at Acklington. On the 25th of September he was hit in the petrol tank by return fire from a He 111 engaged west of Bristol and forced landed at Skew bridge, Newton St Loe, near bath. Devitt was posted to HQ 9 Group at the end of October 1940. In April 1941 he went to HQ 14 Group as Senior Controller. In December 1941 he was posted to HQ 221 Group at Rangoon, leading the final withdrawal of troops out of Burma to Assam on May the 8th 1942. He was Wing Commander training at HQ 224 Group, Calcutta until June 43, when he became Station Commander RAF Ranchi. In January 44 he was given command of 189 Wing at Silchar and in September he was promoted to Group Capatain as Ops, SEAC, Barrackmore, Calcutta.Invalided home in November 1944, Devitt went to Air Ministry London until released in 1945. He commanded 615 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force from 1949 to 1950 |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
July 1933 | unknown | he was granted a commission in 600 Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force at Hendon in July 1933. | |||||
25-09-1940 - Damaged after being shot down near Frome. Squadron Leader Devitt ok.
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Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
12/08/1940 | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||||
| Aircraft for : Peter Kenneth Devitt | ||
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Spitfire 
Manufacturer : Supermarine Production Began : 1936 Retired : 1948 Number Built : 20351 | Spitfire Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954. | |
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No.152 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st October 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th November 1967 Hyderabad Faithful ally | No.152 Sqn RAF Operated from Warmwell during the Battle of Britain. | |
No.600 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 14th October 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 City of London (Auxiliary) Praeter Sescentos - More than six hundred | No.600 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Last edited : 22:38, January 5, 2018
Last editor : HMS
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