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Type : Spitfire Mark : Ia First Flew : 29th August 1940 Built at : Eastleigh Powered by : Merlin III Known Codes : LZ-F |
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| 07th September 1940 | Damaged in combat with Me109 over Norfolk and force landed. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Ia X4321 | ||
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| Bodie, C. A. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Bodie, C. A. W.
| Bodie, C. A. W. Pilot Officer C.A. (Bogle)Bodie of No 66 Squadron was in combat and had to force-land his Spitfire I ( X4321) by Barnhurst Lane, Hawkinge the 7th of September 1940. Pilot Officer Bodie was later killed in flying accident February 24th 1942 | |
Died : 24 / 2 / 1942| Squadrons for : Spitfire Ia X4321 | ||
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No.303 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 22nd July 1940 Fate : Disbanded 11th November 1946 Polish - Kosciuszko Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.303 Sqn RAF | No.303 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from April 1945. | |
No.64 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st August 1916 Fate : Disbanded 16th June 1967 Tenax proposite - Firmness of purpose | No.64 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from November 1944. | |
No.66 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 24th June 1916 Fate : Disbanded 20th March 1969 Cavete praemonui - Beware, I have given warning | No.66 Sqn RAF Stations during the Battle of Britain : Coltishall from29th May 1940, Kenley 3rd September 1940, Gravesend 11th September 1940, West Malling 30th October 1940. | |
| 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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