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Bernard Gregory Piddocke |
Name : Bernard Gregory Piddocke Born : 1919 Service Number : 70813 |
Greg Piddocke was born in Wooler in either 1917 or 1919 and joined 41 Squadron on 20th March 1939, he had the misfortune to damage Spitfire K9844 at Catterick on 22nd November 1939 in a taxiing accident. 23rd February 1940 he flew Spitfire N3098 to Thornaby. On the 24th he practiced low level attacks in the same aircraft and whilst landing back at Thornaby the aircraft tipped up onto it's nose damaging it slightly, it was later repaired and put back into service. The pilot was uninjured but did no flying until 26th February 1940 when he flew back to Catterick in Magister K8296. His next flight in a Spitfire was on the 27th in "EB-D". He left the squadron on 17th October 1940 and transferred to being an ATA ferry pilot at White Waltham on 13 November 1940. He survived the War and later moved to Cairns, Queensland, Australia where (at the time of writing in 2009) |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
20th March 1939 | 17th October 1940 |
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Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
17/10/1939 | Merlin III | Eastleigh |
Aircraft for : Bernard Gregory Piddocke | ||
A list of all aircraft associated with Bernard Gregory Piddocke. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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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. |
Squadrons for : Bernard Gregory Piddocke | ||
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No.41 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th April 1916 Seek and destroy | No.41 Sqn RAF Founded in 1916, 41 Squadron was disbanded at the end of World War One, but reformed on 1st April 1923. |
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