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Spitfire AA720

Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb First Flew : 30th August 1941 Last Flew : 10th June 1944 Built at : Chattis Hill Powered by : Merlin 45 Known Codes : MN-J

Known information
18th June 142	Joined No.121 Sqn.
13th September 1941	Joined No.266 Sqn
12th March 1942	Joined No.154 Sqn.
01st October 1942	Joined No.335 Sqn.
09th November 1943	Joined No.416 Sqn RCAF.
13th February 1944	Joined No.186 Sqn.
23rd March 1944	Damaged in flying accident.
22nd May 1944	Joined No.350 Sqn with code MN-J.
10th June 1944	Suffered engine failure and crashed into sea off Beachy Head. Flight Lieutenant Robert Andre Guy Alexandre killed.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb AA720
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Name	Info
Alexandre, Robert Andre Guy Click the name above to see a profile of Alexandre, Robert Andre Guy    Died : 10 / 6 / 1944	Alexandre, Robert Andre Guy Killed aged 28 on 10th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.Vb AA720 MN-J of No.350 Sqn suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea off Beachy Head. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. He had been awarded the Chevalier of the Order of Leopold with Palm, Croix de Guerre (Belgium), Medaille des Evades. Son of Lambert and Gabrielle Alexandre, of Brussels, Belgium

Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb AA720
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb AA720. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.121 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st January 1918 Fate : Disbanded 29th September 1942 Eagle For liberty Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.121 Sqn RAF	No.121 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.154 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 7th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 31st March 1945 His modus ad victoriam - By this means to victory Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.154 Sqn RAF	No.154 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.186 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 31st December 1918 Fate : Disbanded 17th July 1945 His modus ad victoriam - By this means to victory Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.186 Sqn RAF	No.186 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.266 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 27th September 1918 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1964 Rhodesia Hlabezulu - The stabber of the sky Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.266 Sqn RAF	No.266 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.335 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th October 1941 Fate : Disbanded 31st July 1945 Greek Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.335 Sqn RAF	No.335 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.350 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 12th November 1941 Fate : Disbanded 24th October 1946 Belgian Belgae gallorum fortissimi - The Belgae, bravest of the Gauls Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.350 Sqn RAF	No.350 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.416 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 22nd January 1941 Fate : Disbanded 19th March 1946 City of Oshawa Ad saltum paratus - Ready for the leap Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.416 Sqn RCAF	No.416 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft type : Spitfire
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Aircraft	Info
Spitfire Click the name above to see prints featuring Spitfire aircraft. 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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