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Spitfire BS152 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : IX First Flew : 25th August 1942 Built at : Eastleigh Powered by : Merlin 61 Known Codes : AE-W |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire IX BS152 | ||
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| Cameron, Lorne Click the name above to see a profile of Cameron, Lorne | Cameron, Lorne Lorne Cameron was Born on the 27th ofFebruary 1922 in Roland, Manitoba, Canada and on the 2nd of January 1941 enlisted for the air force. Lorne Cameron trained at No.2 ITS and graduated on the 29th of April 1941. In October 1941 Cameron was posted to the UK. Initially he was with No.53 OTU, 18 Nov.41 to 20 Jan.42 before going to No.402 Squadron, 20 Janaury 1942 to 22 July 1942 when he was injured in a crash. On the 6th of September 1942 Cameron returned to 402 Squadron where he stayed until 3rd April 1943, after which he moved to a No.53 OTU until the 12th of November 1943. On the 12th November Cameron joined No.401 Squadron, until on the 3rd of July 1943 his aircraft was shot down by enemy flak - he was captured but escaped and managed to get back to Britain on the 3rd of September 1944. Squadron Leader Lorne Cameron returned to Canada to attend RCAF Staff College but after the war retired on the 4th of October 1945. Squadron Leader Lorne Cameron had earned both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bar to the DFC. After the war, Cameron became a very successful financial person with James Richardson & Sons Co, who retired to Victoria, B.C. after a distinguished career. Citation for the Distinuished Flying Cross, gazetted 4th April 1944. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire IX BS152 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire IX BS152. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.402 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 1st March 1941 Fate : Disbanded 24th July 1945 City of Winnipeg We stand on guard | No.402 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.421 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 6th April 1942 Fate : Disbanded 23rd July 1945 Red Indian Bellicum cecinere - They have sounded the war trumpet | No.421 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
| A profile page including a list of all art prints for the Spitfire is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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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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