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Spitfire AR500 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : Vc Last Flew : 24th June 1944 Built at : Westland Powered by : Merlin 46 |
| Known information | |
| 21st August 1942 | Joined No.313 Sqn. |
| 26th August 1942 | Damaged in flying accident. |
| 31st December 1942 | Joined No.131 Sqn. |
| 23rd January 1943 | Joined No.412 Sqn RCAF. |
| 31st January 1943 | Joined No.421 Sqn RCAF. |
| 03rd March 1943 | Joined No.310 Sqn. |
| 08th April 1944 | Joined No.186 Sqn. |
| 18th April 1944 | Joined No.130 Sqn. |
| 24th June 1944 | Shot down by return fire from Ju88 off Le Havre. Flight Sergeant William Frederick Hircock killed. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vc AR500 | ||
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| Hircock, William Frederick Click the name above to see a profile of Hircock, William Frederick
| Hircock, William Frederick Killed aged 21 on 24th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.V AR500 of No.130 Sqn was shot down by return fire from a Ju88. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of Walter and Sarah Annie Hircock, of Laxton, Northamptonshire. | |
Died : 24 / 6 / 1944| Squadrons for : Spitfire Vc AR500 | ||
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No.130 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 23rd August 1963 Punjab Strong to serve | No.130 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.131 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1945 County of Kent Invicta - Unconquered | No.131 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.186 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 31st December 1918 Fate : Disbanded 17th July 1945 County of Kent Invicta - Unconquered | No.186 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.310 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th July 1940 Fate : Disbanded 15th February 1946 Czech We fight to rebuild | No.310 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.313 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th May 1941 Fate : Disbanded 15th February 1946 Czech Jeden jestrab mnoho vran rozhan - One hawk scatters many crows | No.313 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.412 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 30th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st March 1946 Promptus ad vindictum - Swift to avenge | No.412 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.421 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 6th April 1942 Fate : Disbanded 23rd July 1945 Red Indian Bellicum cecinere - They have sounded the war trumpet | No.421 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
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| 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. | |
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