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Spitfire N3281 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : Ia First Flew : 9th January 1940 Built at : Eastleigh Powered by : Merlin III |
| Known information | |
| 19th January 1940 | delivered to 24 MU at Ternhill |
| 16th March 1940 | issued to 234 Squadron at Leconfield |
| 12th April 1940 | undercarriage of this aircraft failed to lower properly and remained un-noticed by the pilot who landed at Leconfield as normal. The undercarriage collapsed on landing and the damaged aircraft was later repaired. Pilot - P/O Keith Ashley Lawrence RNZAF (42133), of Waitara, New Zealand. |
| 23rd April 1940 | dismantled and transported to AST Ltd. at Hamble for repair |
| 14th July 1940 | 14th July 1940 it was issued to 5 OTU at Aston Down. It later transferred to 7 OTU at Hawarden on 21st Alril 1940 and was involved in an unspecified Cat.A(c)FA mishap on 21st September 1940 presumably at Hawarden. From here it was taken to Scottish Aviation Ltd, at Prestwick for repair on 1st October 1940. On 9th December 1940 on completion of these repairs it was issued to 12 MU at Kirkbride and then issued to 61 OTU at Heston on 4th July 1941. On 24th July 1941 it went to AST Ltd, at Hamble for conversion to a Mk.Va and was awaiting collection at Hamble on 3rd January 1942. On 26th January 1942 it passted to 6 MU at Brize Norton for long term storage. It later transferred to the FAA and was delivered to RNDA Yeovilton on 4th September 1942 and issued to 885 Squadron FAA at Lee on Solent in September 1942 but on 22nd September 1942 it suffered Cat.S/FA damage at Machrihanish when the wheels sank into soft ground whilst taxiing in gusty winds. It was repaired on site and returned to the unit. It later transferred to 880 Squadron FAA at Ballyhalbert on 29th November 1943 and then transferred to 899 Squadron FAA at Sydenham in February 1944 before finally being transferred to 761 Squadron FAA at Henstridge in July 1944. Nothing more is known of the aircraft after November 1944. |
| 21st August 1940 | Damaged by Do215. Flying Officer Watkins ok. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Ia N3281 | ||
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| Name | Info | |
| Watkins, D. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Watkins, D. H.
| Watkins, D. H. Passed away 1969. | |
Died : 1969| Squadrons for : Spitfire Ia N3281 | ||
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No.234 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : August 1918 Madras Presidency Ignem mortemque despuimu - We spit fire and death | No.234 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from September 1944. | |
| 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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