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Spitfire BM312

Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb Last Flew : 7th June 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 45

Known information
12th April 1942	Joined No.340 Sqn.
26th August 1942	Damaged on operations.
06th May 1943	Joined No.501 Sqn.
23rd June 1943	Damaged in flying accident.
12th April 1944	Joined No.345 Sqn.
07th June 1944	Hit by flak and fuel tank exploded - aircraft crashed on Utah beach. Sergeant P J M Autret killed.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb BM312
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Name	Info
Autret, P J M Click the name above to see a profile of Autret, P J M    Died : 7 / 6 / 1944	Autret, P J M Killed on 7th June 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.Vb BM312 of No.345 Sqn was hit by flak and the fuel tank exploded. The aircraft crashed on Utah beach.

Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb BM312
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb BM312. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
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.345 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 30th January 1944 Fate : Disbanded 27th November 1945 French G.C2/2 Berry Nil actum credo si quid supersii agendum - I think nothing done if anythin remains undone Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.345 Sqn RAF	No.345 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.

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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