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Spitfire BM129 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb Last Flew : 16th June 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 46 Known Codes : FF-S |
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| 20th May 1942 | Joined No.64 Sqn. |
| 15th July 1942 | Joined No.154 Sqn. |
| 28th February 1943 | Joined No.310 Sqn. |
| 06th March 1943 | Joined No.132 Sqn with code FF-S. |
| 21st May 1943 | Joined No.122 Sqn. |
| 04th January 1944 | Joined No.234 Sqn. |
| 24th February 1944 | Damaged on operations. |
| 16th June 1944 | Now back with No.64 Sqn, hit by flak and crashed into a farmhouse. Flight Sergeant John David McAlpine Duncan killed. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb BM129 | ||
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| Duncan, John David McAlpine Click the name above to see a profile of Duncan, John David McAlpine
| Duncan, John David McAlpine Killed aged 22 on 16th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.V BM128 of No.64 Sqn was hit by flak and crashed into a farmhouse. He is buried in the Bayeux War Cemetery. Son of Andrew Cargill Duncan and Margaret McAlpine Duncan, of Balado, Kinross-shire. | |
Died : 16 / 6 / 1944| Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb BM129 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb BM129. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.122 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st January 1918 Fate : Disbanded 1st April 1946 Bombay Victuri volamus - We fly to conquer | No.122 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from January 1944. | |
No.132 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th April 1946 City of Bombay Cave leopardum - Beware the leopard | No.132 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.154 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 7th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st March 1945 His modus ad victoriam - By this means to victory | No.154 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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. | |
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.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. | |
| 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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