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Spitfire MJ230

Type : Spitfire Mark : LFIX Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 66 Known Codes : GE-K

Known information
23rd March 1944	Flying with No.412 Sqn RCAF. Damaged in crash landing at Kenley after sustaining damage from return fire of a Ju88 near Creil. Flying Officer Donald C Laubman ok.
08th June 1944	Joined No.349 Sqn with code GE-K.
20th June 1944	Joined No.412 Sqn RCAF.
05th October 1944	Joined No.421 qn RCAF.
27th November 1945	Transferred to French Air Force.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire LFIX MJ230
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Name	Info
Laubman, Donald C Click the name above to see a profile of Laubman, Donald C	Laubman, Donald C Born in Provost, Alberta, 16th October 1921. Home in Edmonton. Enlisted there, 13th September 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 27th November 1940), No.5 EFTS (graduated 16th January 1942) and No.3 SFTS (graduated 4th May 1941), Awarded wings 4th May 1941 as a Sergeant. Promoted successively to Flight Sergeant and Warrant Officer. Commissioned 1st July 1942. Promoted to Flying Officer, 1st January 1943, Flight Lieutenant, 1st July 1944, Squadron Leader, 6th April 1945. Retained in Canada for home defence duties with No.133 Squadron from 7th September 1942 to 8th May 1943. Arrived in UK, June 1943. With No.412 Squadron, 16th August 1943 to 5th November 1944, and No.402 Squadron 6th-14th April 1945. Briefly POW, 14th April 1945. Released 25th September 1945. Re-enrolled 17th January 1946. Initially with No.6 Communications Flight, NWAC. Command of No.416 Squadron (January 1951 to March 1952). Command of No.3 Wing at Zweibrucken (July 1963 to August 1966). Command of No.1 Air Division (July 1969 to April 1970). Command of Canadian Forces in Europe (April 1970 to Aug. 1971), &. Chief of Personnel, CFHQ (May 1972 to retirement) On 23rd March 1943, his Spitfire Mk.IX MJ230 of No.412 Sqn RCAF was damaged in a crash landing at Kenley after sustaining hits from the return fire of a Ju88. He survived the event unscathed. On 14th April 1945 his Spitfire Mk.XIV RM932 of No.402 Sqn RCAF was abandoned after being hit by flak near Saltan. He was taken prisoner.

Squadrons for : Spitfire LFIX MJ230
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire LFIX MJ230. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.349 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 9th January 1943 Fate : Disbanded 24th October 1946 Belgian Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.349 Sqn RAF	No.349 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.412 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 30th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st March 1946 Promptus ad vindictum - Swift to avenge Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.412 Sqn RCAF	No.412 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available.
No.421 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 6th April 1942 Fate : Disbanded 23rd July 1945 Red Indian Bellicum cecinere - They have sounded the war trumpet Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.421 Sqn RCAF	No.421 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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