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Spitfire BL520

Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb Last Flew : 19th June 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 45M Known Codes : EF-D

Known information
01st February 1942	Joined No.134 Sqn.
11th February 1942	Damaged on operations.
08th April 1942	Joined No.232 Sqn with code EF-D.
19th October 1942	Joined No.308 Sqn.
15th April 1943	Joined No.91 Sqn.
20th May 1943	Joined No.501 Sqn.
08th January 1944	Joined No.303 Sqn.
19th June 1944	Now with No.611 Sqn, crashed into the sea during a beach patrol. Squadron Leader Richard Bath Cleaver was killed.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb BL520
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Name	Info
Cleaver, Richard Bath Click the name above to see a profile of Cleaver, Richard Bath    Died : 19 / 6 / 1944	Cleaver, Richard Bath Killed aged 25 on 19th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.Vb BL520 of No.611 Sqn crashed into the sea during a beach patrol over Normandy. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of William Bath Cleaver and Gladys Emma Cleaver, of Pontypool, Monmouthshire.

Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb BL520
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb BL520. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.134 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 26th June 1945 Per ardua volabimus - We shall fly through hardships Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.134 Sqn RAF	No.134 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.232 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 20th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th August 1946 Strike Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.232 Sqn RAF	No.232 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.303 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 22nd July 1940 Fate : Disbanded 11th November 1946 Polish - Kosciuszko Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.303 Sqn RAF	No.303 Sqn RAF Flew Mustangs from April 1945.
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.501 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 14th June 1929 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Gloucester, City of Bristol (Auxiliary) Nil time - Fear nothing Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.501 Sqn RAF	No.501 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.611 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 10th February 1936 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 West Lancashire (Auxiliary) Beware, beware Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.611 Sqn RAF	No.611 Sqn RAF Formed 10th February 1936, at RAF Hendon. Initially flew Hawker Hart aircraft then Hawker Hinds, before converting to a number of variants of Spitfires throughout the war. During the war, they were present at Dunkirk and fought in the Battle of Britain. The squadron converted to Mustangs in March 1945, but disbanded in August 1945. The squadron reformed in May 1946, again with Spitfires, beforing converting to Meteor jets in May 1951. The squadron finally disbanded on 10th March 1957.
No.91 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st September 1917 Fate : Disbanded 31st January 1947 Nigeria We seek alone Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.91 Sqn RAF	No.91 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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