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Desmond Sheen - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Desmond Sheen

Signing the art print <i>Fighting Lady</i> by Graeme Lothian.

Desmond Sheen

Name : Desmond Sheen
Died : 2001

Awards :
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 Bar

Flight Officer Desmond F.B.Sheen of No 72 Squadron an Australian baled out of his Spitfire I (X4109) safely on September 1st 1940 at Ham Street, Kent. He had been in combat with some German fighters. On September 5th 1940 he was wounded in combat after baling out of his Spitfire I (X4034) near Hawkinge. He was later promoted to the rank of Wing Commander and awarded the D.F.C. and Bar.

Known Service Details :

Squadron

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

No.72 Sqn RAF

Flight Officer

unknown

unknown

01st September 1940
05th September 1940

Spitfire

X4034
X4109

Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew



Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian (B)


Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. (B)


Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson.


High in the Sunlit Silence by Michael Rondot (AP)

Artwork with companion print(s) signed by this Pilot or Aircrew



After the Battle by Robert Taylor. (B)

Artwork featuring the mounted signature of this Pilot or Aircrew



Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. (B)

Artwork with companion print(s) featuring the mounted signature of this Pilot or Aircrew



The Greatest Day by Robert Taylor. (D)

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Desmond Sheen
Signing the art print Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian.



Squadrons :
No.72 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
Desmond Sheen
Historical Notes :
05-09-1940 - Shot down by Me109 near Hawkinge. Flyingg Officer Sheen parachuted to safety.
Squadrons :
No.72 Sqn RAF
Historical Notes :
01-09-1940 - Damaged by Me109 and crashed at Court Lodge Farm, Kent. Flying Officer Sheen parachuted to safety.

Known Individual Aircraft :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Spitfire Ia

X4034

30/07/1940

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4109

07/08/1940

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh




Aircraft for : Desmond Sheen
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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 : Desmond Sheen
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No.72 Sqn RAF

Country : UK
Founded : 28th June 1917
Fate : Disbanded 12th November 1981
Basutoland

Swift

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No.72 Sqn RAF

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Last edited : 16:46, March 8, 2013
Last editor : kc

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