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Spitfire MA628 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : IX Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 63 |
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| 06th August 1943 | Joined No.65 Sqn. |
| 03rd November 1943 | Damaged on operations. |
| 28th January 1944 | Now with No.403 Sqn, the aircraft was shot up by Fw190s on a ranger mission to Amiens. Flight Lieutenant C P Thornton managed to get the aircraft back to base. |
| 15th September 1948 | Transferred to South African Air Force. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire IX MA628 | ||
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| Thornton, C P Click the name above to see a profile of Thornton, C P | Thornton, C P On 28th January 1944, his Spitfire Mk.IX MA628 of No.403 Sqn RCAF was damaged during combat with Fw190s near Amiens. He managed to get the aircraft back safely. On 13th May 1944 his Spitfir Mk.IX MK507 of No.403 Sqn RCAF was hit by flak and he baled out near Courtrai. He was taken prisoner. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire IX MA628 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire IX MA628. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.403 Sqn RAF Country : UK Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.403 Sqn RAF | No.403 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.403 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 19th February 1941 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1945 Wolf Stalk and strike | No.403 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.65 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st August 1916 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1992 East India Vi e tarmis - By force of arms | No.65 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from December 1943. | |
| Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
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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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