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Spitfire MJ253 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : LFIX Last Flew : 30th June 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 66 |
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| 06th November 1943 | Joined No.222 Sqn. |
| 30th June 1944 | Suffered engine failure and abandoned over English Channel. Sergeant E Veiersted rescued by Air Sea Rescue Walrus. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire LFIX MJ253 | ||
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| Veiersted, E Click the name above to see a profile of Veiersted, E | Veiersted, E On 19th June 1944, his Spitfire Mk.IX MK341 of No.332 Sqn suffered engine failure over the Channel after being caught in the explosion of a V-1 rocket. He baled out and was rescued. On 30th June 1944, his Spitifre Mk.IX MJ253 of No.332 Sqn suffered engine failure and he baled out over the English Channel. He was rescued by an Air Sea Rescue Walrus. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire LFIX MJ253 | ||
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No.222 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1964 Natal Pembili bo | No.222 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.332 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 16th January 1942 Fate : Disbanded 21st November 1945 Norwegian Samhold i strid - Together in battle | No.332 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| 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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