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Spitfire MK346 |
Type : Spitfire Mark : LFIX Last Flew : 1st January 1945 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 66 Known Codes : 5A-T ZF-T |
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28th February 1944 | Joined No.329 Sqn with code 5A-T. |
26th April 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. |
15th June 1944 | Joined No.332 Sqn. |
09th November 1944 | Joined No.308 Sqn with code ZF-T. |
01st January 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 and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire LFIX MK346 | ||
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Alligier, A Click the name above to see a profile of Alligier, A | Alligier, A 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. | |
Szlenkier, T K Click the name above to see a profile of Szlenkier, T K | Szlenkier, T K On 1st January 1945 his No.308 Sqn Spitfire Mk.IX MK346 ZF-T was shot down by fighters and crash landed near Ghent. Although the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, Szlenkier was ok. |
Squadrons for : Spitfire LFIX MK346 | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire LFIX MK346. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
Squadron | Info | |
No.308 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 5th September 1940 Fate : Disbanded 18th December 1946 Polish - City of Krakow Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.308 Sqn RAF | No.308 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.329 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 3rd January 1944 Fate : Disbanded 17th November 1945 French G.C1/2 Cigognes Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.329 Sqn RAF | No.329 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.332 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 16th January 1942 Fate : Disbanded 21st November 1945 Norwegian Samhold i strid - Together in battle | No.332 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. |
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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