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A Alligier - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

A Alligier


Name : A Alligier

On 26th April 1944, while returning from a fighter sweep to Mons with No.329 Sqn, his Spitfire Mk.IX MK346 5A-T collided with Spitfire Mk.IX MK360 flown by Wing Commander Roy Marples DFC*. MK360 crashed near Horsham and Marples was killed. MK346 crash landed with damage and Alligier was injured. On 30th October 1944 during a reconnaissance mission to Walcheren, he was injured in the leg but managed to return Spitfire Mk.IX PL190 5A-S to base with minor damage.

Known Service Details :

Squadron

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

No.329 Sqn RAF

Sergeant-Chef

unknown

unknown

26th April 1944
30th October 1944

Spitfire

MK346
PL190




Pilots or Aircrew :
A Alligier
T K Szlenkier
Historical Notes :
28-02-1944 - Joined No.329 Sqn with code 5A-T.
26-04-1944 - Returning from a sweep over Mons, collided with Spitfire Mk.IX MK360 flown by Wing Commander Roy Marples DFC*, who was killed when the aircraft crashed. MK346 crash landed and was damaged. Sergeant-Chef A Alligier was injured.
15-06-1944 - Joined No.332 Sqn.
09-11-1944 - Joined No.308 Sqn with code ZF-T.
01-01-1945 - Shot down by fighters near St Denijs Westrem and crash landed near Ghent Aircraft deemed damaged beyond repair. Flying Officer T K Szlenkier ok.
Pilots or Aircrew :
A Alligier
Historical Notes :
29-06-1944 - Joined No.329 Sqn with code 5A-S.
30-10-1944 - During an armed reconnaissance mission to Walcheren, the pilot was injured in the leg, but returned the aircraft to base with minor damage. Sergeant-Chef A Alligier injured.
11-06-1946 - Joined No.129 Sqn.
17-08-1947 - Transferred to BAF as SM-4.

Known Individual Aircraft :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Spitfire LFIX

MK346

5A-T
ZF-T

-

details

details

details

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire LFIX

PL190

5A-S

-

details

details

details

Merlin 66

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory




Aircraft for : A Alligier
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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.



Squadrons for : A Alligier
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No.329 Sqn RAF

Country : UK
Founded : 3rd January 1944
Fate : Disbanded 17th November 1945
French G.C1/2 Cigognes

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No.329 Sqn RAF

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Last edited : 16:18, November 29, 2012
Last editor : kc
First created : 16:04, November 29, 2012
Created by : kc

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