|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SEE HALF PRICE AND FREE PRINT SPECIAL OFFER AVIATION ART PRINTS - ALL SALES FUND OUR HISTORICAL DATABASES - CLICK HERE |
| Click Here For Full Artist Print Indexes | Aviation History Archive |
|
|
Robert Charles John Staples |
.jpg) Name : Robert Charles John Staples Born : 14th March 1914 Died : 1985 Service Number : 48471 |
Robert Charles John Staples was born on 13th March 1914 and attended Weymouth Technical High School. He joined the RAF in January 1930 as an Aircraft Apprentice and passed out in December 1932 as a Fitter, Aero Engines. He later applied for pilot training and was selected. He began his elementary flying course at 6 E&RFTS Sywell on 17th October 1936, moved on to 6 FTS Netheravon on 6th February 1937 and, with his training completed, he joined 72 Squadron at Church Fenton on 4th September 1937. Sergeant R.C.J.Staples of No 72 Squadron crashed his Spitfire I (L1078) during landing on August 6th 1940 at Acklington. The aircraft was written off but he escaped injury.He had flown this spitfire several time Other Spitfire he had flown were 18th AUGUST X4109, 22ND August X4034 24th August K9940 31st August R6928, 1st September morning X4105, 1st Sept afternoon X4005 , 2nd Sept morning X4105 2nd sept afternoon both R6971 and K9460 - 2/9 pm, flying N3068 Sept. 9th and 11th R9460 Septe. 14th and 15th, L1083 on Septe 23 and 27th, Sept 28th flying X4486 R6721 on October 1st, 2nd and 4th at 09:50 on 05/10/1940. Sergeant R.C.J.Staples also flew Spitfire Mk1a, serial no.X4544 which was damaged in a mid-air collision while being scrambled from Biggin Hill P/O Sutton in Spitfire K9989 was killed. X4486 on October 7th and 8th, X4483 on the 23th October and X4595 on 27th and 29th. On 26th March 1941 Staples was posted to 58 OTU Grangemouth as an instructor. He was with 65 Squadron at Westhampnett briefly in November 1941 but was then sent to 2 CFS Dalcross on 23rd November for an instructors course. Staples was commissioned in January 1942 and posted to 2 FTS Brize Norton on the 21st. He moved to 3(P) AFU Long Newton on 29th July. From 10th May 1943 he was with 1539 BAT Flight at South Cerney, and later Bibury. On 19th June 1944 Staples went to 1533 BAT Flight at Church Lawford and stayed there until October. He transferred to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch and became involved with mechanical transport. Staples was posted to Singapore in late 1945 and remained in the Far East until returning to the UK to retire from the RAF on 26th March 1948 as a Flight Lieutenant. |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Sergeant | unknown | unknown | |||||
Photos Submitted Through Our Directory |
.jpg) |
06-08-1940 - Crash-landed on return to Acklington from patrol.
02-09-1940 - Damaged on operations.
01-09-1940 - Damaged by Me109 and crashed at Court Lodge Farm, Kent. Flying Officer Sheen parachuted to safety.
05-10-1940 - Sergeant R.C.J.Staples also flew Spitfire Mk1a, serial no.X4544 which was damaged in a mid-air collision while being scrambled from Biggin Hill at 09:50 on 05/10/1940.
Known Individual Aircraft : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
15/08/1939 | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||||
05/08/1940 | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||||
07/08/1940 | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||||
22/09/1940 | Merlin III | Eastleigh | ||||||
| Aircraft for : Robert Charles John Staples | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Robert Charles John Staples. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
| Aircraft | Info | |
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. | |
| Squadrons for : Robert Charles John Staples | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Robert Charles John Staples. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
No.72 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 28th June 1917 Fate : Disbanded 12th November 1981 Basutoland Swift | No.72 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Last edited : 18:50, July 2, 2016
Last editor : HMS
Return to Aviation Directory Search Home
|
Contact Details |
|
Sign Up To Our Newsletter!
This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts. Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269. Email: cranstonorders -at- outlook.com
|
|
|