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Spitfire EP114

Type : Spitfire Mark : Vb Last Flew : 13th October 1945 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 46

Known information
28th July 1942	Joined No.416 Sqn RCAF.
02nd March 1943	Joined No.403 Sqn RCAF.
18th May 1943	Damaged in flying accident.
24th September 1943	Rejoined No.416 Sqn RCAF.
02nd February 1944	Joined No.129 Sqn.
10th June 1944	Now with No.402 Sqn RCAF, hit by flak over Normandy beach head and crash landed with damage. Pilot Officer C H Bavis uninjured.
15th October 1944	Damaged after colliding with Spitfire P7438 during landing at Kirton-in-Lindsey.
13th October 1945	Struck off.

Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire Vb EP114
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Name	Info
Bavis, C H Click the name above to see a profile of Bavis, C H	Bavis, C H On 10th June 1944, his Spitfire Mk.Vb EP114 of No.402 Sqn RCAF was hit by flak and was damaged in the subsequent crash landing on a Normandy beach head. He was uninjured and the aircraft later returned to service.

Squadrons for : Spitfire Vb EP114
A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire Vb EP114. 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 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.129 Sqn RAF	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.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 RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 19th February 1941 Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1945 Wolf Stalk and strike Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.403 Sqn RCAF	No.403 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 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.416 Sqn RCAF	No.416 Sqn RCAF 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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