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Francis Dawson-Paul |
Name : Francis Dawson-Paul Died : 30th July 1940 Air Victories : 7.50 |
Born in London in February 1916, he Francis Dawson-Paul (sometimes recorded in official records unhyphenated a Dawson Paul) joined the Fleet Air Arm in September 1939. After training with 758 Squadron, he was loaned to the RAF and flew Spitfires with 64 Squadron. He only joined the squadron on 1st July 1940. By the 25th of that month he had been shot down over the Channel and taken prisoner by a German E-boat. He died of his wounds just 5 days later. Within those short 25 days he had scored 7.5 confirmed victories, as well as one probable. He was shot down in Spitfire L1035. He had claimed two Me109s, four Me110s and one Do17, with one Do17 shared. His probable victory was over an Me110. |
Aircraft for : Francis Dawson-Paul | ||
A list of all aircraft associated with Francis Dawson-Paul. 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 : Francis Dawson-Paul | ||
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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. | |
No.758 Sqn FAA Country : UK Fleet Air Arm Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.758 Sqn FAA | No.758 Sqn FAA Full profile not yet available. |
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