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Spitfire P8393 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : IIa Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin XII |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire IIa P8393 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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| Ross, Jack Kenneth Click the name above to see a profile of Ross, Jack Kenneth
| Ross, Jack Kenneth Jack joined 17 Sqd in May 1940, and took part in the combat over Dunkirk and in the Battle of Britain Ross probably destroyed a Me109 on the 14th. He shared a Ju88 on 21st August and shared a Do17 on 3rd September. Ross shared another Do17 on 2nd October but had to make a forced landing when he ran out of fuel. On 6th October he shared in destroying another Do17 and on the 13th he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a patrol over Chatham. He baled out, wounded, and was admitted to Gravesend Hospital. His Hurricane, P3536, crashed at Rochester. Ross claimed a Do17 destroyed on 27th October and a Ju87 destroyed and probably a second on 11th November. He shared a Ju88 on 11th July 1941. When 134 Squadron was formed at Leconfield on 31st July from 17 Squadron personnel, Ross was promoted and went to the new unit as a Flight Commander. He served in Russia with the squadron and was awarded the DFC (gazetted 25th November 1941). he was Killed on January 6th 1942 when his Spitfire P8393 which suffered a engine or mechanical failure and went down in the Irish Sea. After a search by Pilots form his squadron his aircraft or body was never found. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire IIa P8393 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire IIa P8393. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.133 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 29th September 1942 Eagle Let us to the battle | No.133 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.234 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : August 1918 Madras Presidency Ignem mortemque despuimu - We spit fire and death | No.234 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from September 1944. | |
No.302 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 13th July 1940 Fate : Disbanded 18th December 1946 Polish - City of Poznan Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.302 Sqn RAF | No.302 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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.401 Sqn RAF Country : UK Polish - City of Krakow Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.401 Sqn RAF | No.401 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.401 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 1st March 1941 Fate : Disbanded 10th July 1945 Ram Mors cellerima hostibus - Very swift death to the enemy | No.401 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
| A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Spitfire is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
| Aircraft | Info | |
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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