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Spitfire AR340 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb Last Flew : 28th September 1947 Built at : Westland Powered by : Merlin 45 Known Codes : JH-P FU-E |
| Known information | |
| 20th March 1942 | Joined No.317 Sqn with code JH-P. |
| 26th July 1942 | Flown by Polish Ace Stanislaw Brzeski as he claimed a probable Fw190. |
| 19th August 1942 | Damaged by Fw190 during a raid on Dieppe. |
| 08th October 1942 | Joined No.315 Sqn. |
| 23rd November 1942 | Joined No.453 Sqn with code FU-E. |
| 31st March 1943 | Joined No.222 Sqn. |
| 19th May 1943 | Joined No.167 Sqn. |
| 20th August 1943 | Damaged in flying accident. |
| 05th November 1943 | Joined No.322 Sqn. |
| 28th September 1947 | Struck off. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb AR340 | ||
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| Brzeski, Stanislaw Click the name above to see a profile of Brzeski, Stanislaw
| Brzeski, Stanislaw Stanislaw Brzeski came from Poland to join the RAF, and was with No.307 Sqn by 9th September 1940. He transferred to No.303 Sqn on 14th October 1940, then to No.245 Sqn on 8th November 1940. His final transfer of the year saw him join No.249 Sqn in December 1940. He scored his first victory with this squadron, claiming an Me109 on 10th February 1941. The bulk of his victories would be scored with No.317 Sqn, however, which he joined on 25th February 1941. Here he claimed victories over an Me109, a Ju88, an He111 and an Fw190, as well as half claims on an Me109 and a Ju88. In addition, he claimed an Fw190 probable and another damaged. He transferred to No.302 Sqn on 23rd April 1943, where he claimed a further two Fw190s and a half claim of an Fw190, plus another probable. This would be the last of his victories, as he moved to No.303 Sqn once again on 28th December 1943. On 21st May 1944, his Spitfire Mk.Vb EP461 of No.303 Sqn failed to return from a mission to the Pas de Calais. He was taken prisoner until the end of the war. He passed away on 3rd December 1972. | |
Died : 3 / 12 / 1972| Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb AR340 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb AR340. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.167 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th November 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th September 1958 Gold Coast Ubique sine mora - Everywhere without delay | No.167 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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.315 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 8th January 1941 Fate : Disbanded 14th January 1947 Polish - City of Deblin Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.315 Sqn RAF | No.315 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from March 1944. | |
No.317 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 19th February 1941 Fate : Disbanded 18th December 1946 Polish - City of Wilno Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.317 Sqn RAF | No.317 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.322 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 12th June 1943 Fate : Disbanded 7th October 1945 Dutch Niet praten maar doen - Actions not words | No.322 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.453 Sqn RAAF Country : Australia Founded : 13th May 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st January 1946 Ready to strike | No.453 Sqn RAAF 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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