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Spitfire N3029 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : Ia First Flew : 13th September 1939 Built at : Eastleigh Powered by : Merlin III |
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| 05th September 1940 | Shot down by Me109. Pilot Officer Mather ok. |
| 14th September 1940 | Crash landed near Gravesend. Sergeant Willcocks ok. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Ia N3029 | ||
| 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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| Mather, John Romney Click the name above to see a profile of Mather, John Romney
| Mather, John Romney On 5th September 1940, his Spitfire Mk.Ia N3029 of No.66 Sqn was shot down (presumably force landed) and he was unharmed. On 18th September 1940, his Spitfire Mk.Ia R6925 of No.66 Sqn was damaged by enemy fighters and he successfully baled out over the Thames estuary. He was killed aged 25 on October 27th 1940 when his Spitfire Mk.IIa P7539 of No.66 Sqn was shot down by an Me109 near Tunbridge Wells. He is buried in Ifield Churchyard. Son of Richard and Marie Charlotte Louise Grace Amelie Mather, of Ifield, husband of Peggy Mather. | |
| Willcocks, P. H. Click the name above to see a profile of Willcocks, P. H.
| Willcocks, P. H. Sergeant P.H.Willcocks joined No 610 Squadron on July 27th 1940. He moved to No 66 Squadron in early September. He made a force-landing on September 14th 1940 due to engine failure, and another on September 29th 1940 when he was slightly wounded after combat with enemy fighters. Willcocks moved to No 66 Squadron and his Spitfire II (P7491) was involved in a mid-air collision on November 28th 1940 and he was killed, aged 20. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire Ia N3029 | ||
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No.66 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 24th June 1916 Fate : Disbanded 20th March 1969 Cavete praemonui - Beware, I have given warning | No.66 Sqn RAF Stations during the Battle of Britain : Coltishall from29th May 1940, Kenley 3rd September 1940, Gravesend 11th September 1940, West Malling 30th October 1940. | |
| Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
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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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Died : 27 / 10 / 1940