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Spitfire BL720 |
Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb Last Flew : 17th June 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 45 |
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15th March 1942 | Joined No.54 Sqn. |
31st May 1942 | Joined No.167 Sqn. |
13th June 1942 | Damaged in flying accident. |
21st October 1942 | Joined No.164 Sqn. |
21st February 1943 | Joined No.341 Sqn. |
23rd March 1943 | Joined No.340 Sqn. |
30th August 1943 | Damaged in flying accident |
31st May 1944 | Joined No.234 Sqn. |
17th June 1944 | Collided with Spitfire EN861 during a night patrol. Flying Officer William Henry Painter killed. Other aircraft survived with damage. |
Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb BL720 | ||
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Painter, William Henry Click the name above to see a profile of Painter, William Henry
| Painter, William Henry Killed aged 24 on 17th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.Vb BL720 of No.234 Sqn collided with Spitfire EN861 during a night patrol. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery. Son of William Henry and Annic Beatrice Painter; husband of Irene Nellie Florence Painter, of Southgate, Middlesex. |
Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb BL720 | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb BL720. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.164 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 6th April 1942 Fate : Disbanded 31st August 1946 Argentine British Firmes Volamos - Firmly we fly | No.164 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.167 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th November 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th September 1958 Gold Coast Ubique sine mora - Everywhere without delay | No.167 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.340 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 7th November 1941 Fate : Disbanded 25th November 1945 French Ile-de-France Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.340 Sqn RAF | No.340 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.341 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th January 1943 Fate : Disbanded 7th November 1945 French G.C3/2 Alsace Friendship | No.341 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.54 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 15th May 1916 Audax omnia perpeti - Boldness to endure anything | No.54 Sqn RAF No. 54 Squadron was formed on the 5th of May 1916 at Castle Bromwich. The squadron was equipped with BE2C's and Avro 504's and was part of the home defence force. Shortly after 54 squadron changed to day fighter duties and moved to France then equipped with Sopwith Pups. Their role was to escort bombers and attack observation balloons. Near the end of the great war 54 squadron was re -quipped with Sopwith Camels and tasked with ground attack as well as fighter sorties. In February 1919, the squadron returned to RAF Yatesbury and on 2nd October 1919 54 squadron was disbanded. On the 15th of January 1930, 54 squadron was reformed at RAF Hornchurch as a fighter squadron equipped initially with Siskin aircraft. The Siskins were subsequently replaced with Bulldog fighters and in September 1936 54 squadron was re-equipped with Gloster Gauntlets and in April 1937, they recieved Gloster Gladiators. In March 1939 the squadron recieved the new Supermarine Spitfire. After the outbreak of world war two, 54 Squadron was given the duties of patrolling the Kent coast, until having to support and give air cover to the evacuation of Dunkirk in May and June 1940. The squadron was heavily involved during the Battle of Britain until November 1940 and after the Battle of Britain had ceased the squadron moved in November 1940 to RAF Castletown where its duties were coastal patrols. In June 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Wellingore to prepare for the squadron moving to Australia. In January 1943 54 squadron joined No.1 Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Spitfires of the squadron were given the role of air defence duties against Japanese air attacks in the Darwin area. After the war had ended 54 squadron was disbanded in Melbourne on the 31st of October 1945, although the squadron name continued when on the 15th of November 1945 No.183 Squadron was renumbered 54 Squadron and flew initially Hawker Tempests. Taking up jet aircraft, the squadron subsequently used Vampires, Meteors, Hunters, Phantom and Jaguars before disbanding on 11th March 2005. 54 Squadron reformed on 5th September 2005 as an ISTAR (Intelligence Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance ) unit equipped with Sentry, Nimrod and Sentinel aircraft. |
Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
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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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