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Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb First Flew : 25th March 1942 Last Flew : 21st May 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 45M |
| Known information | |
| 13th May 1942 | Joined No.602 Sqn. |
| 16th July 1942 | Joined No.416 Sqn RCAF. |
| 23rd March 1943 | Joined No.411 Sqn RCAF. |
| 03rd April 1943 | Damaged on operations. |
| 10th November 1943 | Joined No.322 Sqn. |
| 18th November 1943 | Joined No.504 Sqn. |
| 23rd January 1944 | Now with No.129 Sqn, damaged in flying accident. |
| 08th April 1944 | Joined No.186 Sqn. |
| 18th April 1944 | Joined No.130 Sqn. |
| 21st May 1944 | Shot down near Peronne. Sergeant R W Badkin taken prisoner. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb BM355 | ||
| A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
| Name | Info | |
| Badkin, R W Click the name above to see a profile of Badkin, R W | Badkin, R W Taken prisoner on 21st May 1944 after his Spitfire Mk.Vb BM355 of No.130 Sqn was shot down near Peronne. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb BM355 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb BM355. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
No.129 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 1st September 1946 Mysore I will defend the right | No.129 Sqn RAF No. 129 Squadron was formed on 1 March 1918 at Duxford as a day bomber unit but disbanded on 4 July 1918, before becoming operational. On 16 June 1941, No. 129 reformed at Leconfield as a fighter Squadron and its Spitfires became operational on 24 July. In August it moved south to provide escorts for day bombers and in December began taking part in offensive operations over France. The Squadron moved to the Orkneys in September 1942 for local air defence, returning in February 1943 to south coast airfields for escort and anti-shipping missions. In June 1943 the Squadron joined Second TAF and converted to Mustangs in April 1944. After covering the D-Day landings the Squadron was given the task of intercepting flying bombs in July for two months before moving to East Anglia to provide long-range escorts for Bomber Command's daylight raids. In June 1945 No. 129 moved to Norway with Spitfires, returning to the UK in November. On 1 September 1946, the Squadron was renumbered 257 Squadron at Church Fenton. Flew Mustangs from April 1944. | |
No.130 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 23rd August 1963 Punjab Strong to serve | No.130 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.186 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 31st December 1918 Fate : Disbanded 17th July 1945 Punjab Strong to serve | No.186 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.322 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 12th June 1943 Fate : Disbanded 7th October 1945 Dutch Niet praten maar doen - Actions not words | No.322 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.411 Sqn RCAF Country : UK Founded : 16th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st March 1946 Inimicus inimico - Hostile to an enemy | No.411 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.416 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 22nd January 1941 Fate : Disbanded 19th March 1946 City of Oshawa Ad saltum paratus - Ready for the leap | No.416 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
No.504 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 26th March 1928 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 County of Nottingham (Auxiliary) Vindicat in ventis - It avenges in the wind | No.504 Sqn RAF 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force: 504 Squadron came into being on the 14th March 1926 based at Hucknell as part of the Special Reserve Squadron in the light bomber role. The squadron was equipped with Horsleys, Wallaces and Hinds before becoming a fighter squadron equipped with Gloster Gauntlets on 31st October 1938. By the beginning of World War II, 504 had been re-equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. The squadrons first victory was a Ju88 shot down over France on May 14th 1940 where it had been sent as a BEF reinforcement. After suffering heavy losses in France, 504 was sent back to Wick in the UK and began to build itself back to operational strength. On 5th September 1940 504 flew to Hendon and began intensive operations attacking German formations over London and the South East of England during the Battle of Britain. During 1941, 504 was re-equipped with Mk IIb Hurricanes and then divided. A flight joining No.81 squadron to go to Russian and a new 504 squadron being built up from B flight. 504 squadron saw action throughout World War II, taking part in offensive fighter sweeps over occupied Europe, escorting transport aircraft to Arnhem and bomber escort duties. During January 1945, six pilots were posted to Glosters for conversion to the Meteor, but the war ended in Europe before they could be used in combat. On 16th December 1947 King George VI gave permission for the use of the Royal prefix for all Auxiliary Air Force squadrons. On 12th February 1957 504 squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force based at RAF Wyneswold was disbanded. | |
No.602 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 12th September 1925 Fate : Disbanded 10th March 1957 City of Glasgow (Auxiliary) Cave leonem cruciatum - Beware the tormented lion | No.602 Sqn RAF We have been informed by pilot Ian Blair about one of the aircraft of this squadron : The Spitfire MkVII had the Squadron markings of 312 Sqdn (DU-G) but the aircraft was on the strength of 602 Sqn. and was inherited by 602 Sqn from the Station Flight at Skae Bray, after 312 Sqn had left the area. The time span did not permit the ground personnel sufficient time to paint new letters on the aircraft. This fact has led to the incorrect assumption that I, the pilot of the aircraft, was a member of 312 Sqn. | |
| 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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