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Clive Caldwell

Name : Clive Caldwell Died : 5th August 1994 Air Victories : 28.50 Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 Bar

Citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross, gazetted 26th December 1941. :This officer has performed splendid work in the Middle East operations. He has at all times shown dogged determination and high devotion to duty which have proved an inspiration to his fellow pilots. On one occasion, during a patrol, he was attacked by 2 Messerschmitt 109s. His aircraft was badly damaged, while he himself received wounds on his face, arms and legs. Nevertheless, he courageously returned to the attack and shot down one of the hostile aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Caldwell has destroyed at least 4 enemy aircraft. Citation for the Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross, gazetted 26th December 1941. :This officer continues to take his toll of enemy aircraft. One day in December, 1941, Flight Lieutenant Caldwell led his flight against a number of Junkers 87s and, during the combat, he personally shot down 5 of the enemys aircraft bringing his total victories to 12.

Known Individual Aircraft :
Type	Serial	Codes	First Flew	Squadron History	Aircrew History	History Notes	Engine	Factory
Spitfire LFVIII	JG543	CR-C	-	details	details	no information	Merlin 66	Eastleigh
Spitfire VcT	JL394	CR-C	-	no information	details	no information	Merlin 50	Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Aircraft for : Clive Caldwell
A list of all aircraft associated with Clive Caldwell. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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.

Squadrons for : Clive Caldwell
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Clive Caldwell. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
1 Wing Country : Australia Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 1 Wing	1 Wing Full profile not yet available.
No.452 Sqn RAAF Country : Australia Founded : 8th April 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st June 1942 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.452 Sqn RAAF	No.452 Sqn RAAF Full profile not yet available.

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