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A. Griffiths - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

A. Griffiths


Name : A. Griffiths

On 13th June 1944, his Spitfire Mk.Vb AB240 of No.26 Sqn was hit by flak and force landed at Noirey-en-Bessin. He evaded capture and returned to his squadron two days later. On 23rd June 1944 his Spitfire Mk.Va P8561 of No.26 Sqn was shot down by flak near Caen and he was taken prisoner.

Known Service Details :

Squadron

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

No.26 Sqn RAF

Flying Officer

unknown

23rd June 1944

13th June 1944

Spitfire

AB240
P8561




Pilots or Aircrew :
A. Griffiths
Historical Notes :
28-12-1941 - Joined No.504 Sqn.
04-05-1942 - Joined No.215 Sqn.
12-07-1942 - Joined No.167 Sqn.
24-10-1942 - Damaged after accident during take off - swung off runway and overturned.
06-04-1944 - Joined No.26 Sqn.
13-06-1944 - Hit by flak and force landed at Noirey-en-Bessin. Flying Officer A Griffiths evaded capture and returned to his squadron two days later.
Pilots or Aircrew :
A. Griffiths
Historical Notes :
25-06-1941 - Joined No.611 Sqn.
29-04-1942 - Joined No.132 Sqn.
30-05-1942 - Joined No.308 Sqn.
26-06-1942 - Damaged on operations.
30-08-1942 - Damaged in flying accident.
26-04-1943 - Joined No.402 Sqn RCAF.
05-05-1943 - Joined No.19 Sqn.
03-06-1943 - Joined No.65 Sqn.
15-08-1943 - Joined No.130 Sqn.
05-09-1943 - Damaged on operations
08-04-1944 - Joined No.26 Sqn.
23-06-1944 - Shot down by flak near Caen. Flying Officer A Griffiths taken prisoner.

Known Individual Aircraft :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB240

21/11/1941

details

details

details

Merlin 45M

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

P8561

-

details

details

details

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory




Aircraft for : A. Griffiths
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Spitfire



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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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No.26 Sqn RAF

Country : UK
Founded : 8th October 1915
Fate : Disbanded 1st April 1976

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No.26 Sqn RAF

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Last edited : 14:55, July 28, 2013
Last editor : DataStream
First created : 12:32, February 22, 2013
Created by : kc

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