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Spitfire AB175

Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb First Flew : 20th November 1941 Last Flew : 10th February 1944 Built at : Eastleigh Powered by : Merlin 45 Known Codes : GE-U

Known information
09th December 1941	Joined No.457 Sqn RAAF.
23rd March 1942	Joined No452 Sqn RAAF.
04th June 1942	Joined No.93 Sqn.
18th August 1943	Joined No.308 Sqn.
29th October 1943	Joined No.349 Sqn with code GE-U.
10th February 1944	Crashed near Epinay. Pilot Officer J L J Croquet evaded capture.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb AB175
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Name	Info
Croquet, J L J Click the name above to see a profile of Croquet, J L J	Croquet, J L J On 11th February 1944, his Spitfire Mk.Vb AB175 GE-U of Mo.349 Sqn crashed near Epinay, but he managed to evade capture.

Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb AB175
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb AB175. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
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.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.452 Sqn RAAF Country : Australia Founded : 8th April 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st June 1942 Belgian Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.452 Sqn RAAF	No.452 Sqn RAAF Full profile not yet available.
No.457 Sqn RAAF Country : Australia Founded : 16th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st June 1942 Belgian Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.457 Sqn RAAF	No.457 Sqn RAAF Full profile not yet available.
No.93 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 23rd September 1917 Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1960 Ad arma parati - Ready for battle Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.93 Sqn RAF	No.93 Sqn RAF 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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