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Spitfire BS148

Type : Spitfire Mark : IX First Flew : 22nd August 1942 Last Flew : 4th January 1944 Built at : Eastleigh Powered by : Merlin 61 Known Codes : MD-P FN-B

Known information
29th July 1942	Damaged in flying accident.
26th August 1942	Joined No.402 Sqn.
06th September 1942	Joined No.133 Sqn with code MD-P.
29th March 1943	Joined No.403 Sqn.
17th October 1943	Joined No.331 Sqn with code FN-B.
05th November 1943	Damaged in flying accident.
05th December 1943	Joined No.332 Sqn.
04th January 1944	Collided with Spitfire Mk.IX EN130 of No.331 Sqn during take off from North Weald. Captain B Bjornstad managed to bale out to safety, but the pilot of EN130, Second Lieutenant E F Stenstad was killed.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire IX BS148
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Name	Info
Bjoernstad, Bjoern Click the name above to see a profile of Bjoernstad, Bjoern	Bjoernstad, Bjoern Survived a collision on take off from North Weald with Spitfire EN130 on 4th January 1944 when he baled out to safety. He was flying Spitfire Mk.IX BS148 FN-B of No.332 Sqn.

Squadrons for : Spitfire IX BS148
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire IX BS148. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.133 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 29th September 1942 Eagle Let us to the battle Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.133 Sqn RAF	No.133 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.331 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 21st July 1947 Fate : Disbanded 21st November 1945 Norwegian For Norge - For Norway Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.331 Sqn RAF	No.331 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.332 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 16th January 1942 Fate : Disbanded 21st November 1945 Norwegian Samhold i strid - Together in battle Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.332 Sqn RAF	No.332 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.402 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 1st March 1941 Fate : Disbanded 24th July 1945 City of Winnipeg We stand on guard Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.402 Sqn RCAF	No.402 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available.
No.403 Sqn RAF Country : UK City of Winnipeg We stand on guard Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.403 Sqn RAF	No.403 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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