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No.131 Sqn RAF - Squadron Details - Aviation Directory

No.131 Sqn RAF


Name : No.131 Sqn RAF
Founded : 15th March 1918
Disbanded : 31st December 1945
Country : UK
Fate : Disbanded 31st December 1945
More Details : County of Kent

Invicta - Unconquered
Known Code Letters : , NX,

Known Service Details :

Pilot or Aircrew

Rank

Start of Service

End of Service

Known Dates

Aircraft

Airframes

Notes

C. O. J. Pegge

October 1944

unknown

took command of 131 Squadron at Friston in October and led it until June 1945

William James Atkinson

Warrant Officer

unknown

1st June 1944

Spitfire

MB887

Killed in Action

Raymond Hilary Harries

flight commander

February 1942

unknown

Spitfire

In February 1942 No. 131 Squadron RAF, based at Llanbedr as a flight commander, and claimed his first kill, a Junkers Ju 88,

Vincent Kenneth Moody

Flight Lieutenant

unknown

12th June 1944

Spitfire

MD123

Killed in Action

J E Morris

Flight Sergeant

unknown

unknown

17th May 1944

Spitfire

MD166

Douglas Frederick Phillips

Warrant Officer

unknown

23rd April 1944

Spitfire

MB935

Killed in Action

Tony Pickering

unknown

unknown

E J Tanner

Flight Sergeant

unknown

unknown

21st June 1944

Spitfire

MD131

Jack Edward Woodey

Warrant Officer

unknown

7th June 1944

Spitfire

MB883

Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.131 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
NameInfo
Atkinson, William James
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   Died : 1 / 6 / 1944
Atkinson, William James

Killed age 21 on 1st June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.VII MB887 of No.131 Sqn was shot down by flak near St Brieux. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of Clifford and Elsie May Atkinson, of Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia.
Harries, Raymond Hilary
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   Died : 14 / 5 / 1950
Harries, Raymond Hilary

Joining the RAFVR in September 1939, after training Harries was posted to No. 43 Squadron at Drem in Scotland. He was then posted on 8 July 1941 to 52 OTU at Debden as an instructor. In February 1942 he joined No. 131 Squadron RAF, based at Llanbedr as a flight commander, and claimed his first kill, a Junkers Ju 88, soon after. He served with the unit until December 1942, when he became CO of 91 Squadron, and in April 1943 received the new Mark XII Spitfire and were based at Hawkinge. Harries was ultimately the most successful pilot to fly the Rolls-Royce Griffon powered Supermarine Spitfire, scoring 11 kills in the type, including a brace of Focke-Wulf Fw 190s on 25 May 1943. Flying a Spitfire XII, Harries intercepted the Fw 190s from SKG 10: I was leading Blue Section on a defensive patrol. I had just returned to base, with my No 2, had just landed when the scramble signal was given from the watch office. We both immediately took off again, and saw enemy aircraft approaching Folkestone. I sighted one lone Fw 190 at sea level returning to France. I came in from his starboard side, delivering a three-second burst at 250 yards. The enemy aircraft hit the sea tail first, split in two, and sank immediately. The Fw 190 was thought to be Fw 190A-5 Wrk Nr 2511 of 6./SKG 10, flown by Oberleutnant Josef Keller. I then spotted another Fw 190 to starboard. I flew straight over the top of it in order to identify it in the failing light. The enemy aircraft pulled his nose up and gave me a quick squirt. I pulled straight up to about 1000ft, and turning to port, dived right onto his tail, opening fire from 300 yards and closing to 150 yards. I fired a four-second burst, seeing strikes and flames all over the enemy aircraft. The enemy aircraft gradually lost height, with smoke and flames coming from it, skimmed for some distance along the surface of the water and then sank. I orbited around taking cine gun snaps of the oil patch and pieces of wreckage that were visible. In June the squadron moved to Westhampnett to form a Mk XII fighter wing with No. 41 Squadron. On 18 July 1943 Harries shot down three Bf 109's while flying MB831. In doing so he became the first pilot to reach five kills in the Griffon-engined Spitfire. Harries became Wing Leader in August 1943, and by November, had been awarded a total of three DFCs and a DSO. In early 1944 Harries went to the United States, to lecture on fighter tactics, only to return and become Wing Leader of 135 Wing, 2nd TAF, in the spring of 1944. On 22 September 1943 Harries claimed one Fw 190 shot down and another as a probable. The Westhampnett Wing were the highest scoring Wing in Fighter Command for the month of September, claiming 27 kills. On 20 October 1944 Harries shot down a pair of Messerschmitt Bf 109Gs near Rouen, his last kills in the type. In January 1945 he underwent a conversion course on the Hawker Tempest, prior to the wing being re-equipped, but was posted then to 84 Group as Wing Commander/Training. After the war he was awarded a bar to the DSO, and served as CO No. 92 Squadron RAF in 1949. On 14 May 1950 he died while flying a 92 Squadron Gloster Meteor F4 when it ran out of fuel and crashed near Sheffield, Yorkshire. His funeral was held at RAF Linton-on-Ouse on 18 May 1950.
Moody, Vincent Kenneth
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   Died : 12 / 6 / 1944
Moody, Vincent Kenneth

Killed aged 24 on 12th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.VII MD123 of No.131 Sqn was shot down by flak over Le Mans airfield during combat with Me109s. He is buried in Yvre L'Eveque Communal Cemetery. Son of Fred and Louise Moody, of West Middle Sable, Clare Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
Morris, J E
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Morris, J E

On 17th May 1944, his Spitfire Mk.VII MD166 of No.131 Sqn failed to return from a shipping reconnaissance mission to Lezardrieux. He successfully evaded capture.
Newman, Frank
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Newman, Frank

Flight Lieutenant Newman left O.T.U. to join 131 Squadron at Tangmere in time to participate in the closing months of the Battle of Britain. As the enemy activity diminished so the policy of Fighter Command turned to offensive sweeps over western France. By the end of 1942 the A.O.C decided to give the squadrons of 11 Group a rest from their intensive operations, so 131 Squadron was posted to northern Scotland to defend Scapa Flow naval base. This routine series of operations came to an end when Frank was chosen, together with a number of other experienced pilots, to form a fighter wing for the invasion of North Africa. My mid-1943 Rommel and the African Corps had been swept out of Algeria and Tunisia by General Montgomery and the Eighth Army. After a short rest the Desert Air Force was heavily engaged in the invasion of Sicily and Italy. By this time Frank was transferred to join the already famous 92 Squadron where he was pleased to come under the command of such experienced pilots as Group Captain Brian Kingcome and Squadron Leader Neville Duke. For the next few months 92 Squadron was heavily involved in a twice-weekly patrol over the Anzio Bridgehead where they occasionally met small units of the Luftwaffe. It was at this point that the squadron was hoping to score its 300th enemy aircraft destroyed. This happened on the 17th February 1944 and it was time for a squadron celebration! The enemy continued to appear in small numbers and later in the year whilst leading a dusk patrol Frank Newman and his fellow pilots were able to add to this score so that by the end of the campaign the total score reached 317½ definitely destroyed and over 200 probably destroyed. Any further increase in this number of victories was made impossible when the squadron was switched to fighter/bombers in late 1944; for this, tactics were so different. Each Spitfire carried a 500lb bomb and was given a map reference for his target by the army ground force. After the war Fl. Lt. Newman was sent on a training course to be become a Test Pilot. Upon completion of the course he was appointed Test Pilot at the R.A.F.’s biggest maintenance units (132 M.U.) where he enjoyed the privilege of flying thirty-one different types of aircraft.
Pegge, C. O. J.
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   Died : 9 / 5 / 1950
Pegge, C. O. J.

joined 610 Squadron at Gravesend on 16th June. On 8th July Pegge claimed a Me109 destroyed, on 12th August two more and on the 18th a Me109 destroyed and a He111 damaged. On the return to Biggin Hill his Spitfire, R6694, was damaged by a Me109 and then further damaged by running into a bomb crater on landing. Pegge was unhurt. On 9th June Pegge was given command of 127 Squadron in the Western Desert. He destroyed a Me109 on 8th July and two Ju87’s on 2nd September. He left the squadron in April 1943 and returned to the UK. In September 1944 Pegge went to 126 Squadron at Bradwell Bay as a supernumerary Squadron Leader. He took command of 131 Squadron at Friston in October and led it until June 1945. He was then posted to command 607 Squadron in Burma, which he did until its disbandment at Mingaladon on 19th August 1945. Pegge was awarded a Bar to the DFC Pegge was killed on 9th May 1950 whilst flying in Meteor F4 VT234 of the Central Fighter Establishment, West Raynham. The aircraft flew into the Wash when descending in mist and fog whilst Pegge was flying as No.2 to a course pilot.
Phillips, Douglas Frederick
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   Died : 23 / 4 / 1944
Phillips, Douglas Frederick

Killed aged 25 on 23rd April 1944 when his No.131 Sqn Spitfire Mk.VII MB935 crashed into the sea 25 miles south east of Bolt Head. His name is on the Runnymede memorial. Son or Thomas Frederick and Elizabeth Catherine Phillips.
Pickering, Tony
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   Died : 24 / 3 / 2016
Pickering, Tony

With the RAFVR just before the war commenced, Tony Pickering joined 32 Squadron at Biggin Hill in July 1940, flying Hurricanes, and in August 1940 to 501 Squadron at Gravesend. In September he was shot down in Hurricane P5200, but unhurt in a duel with an Me109, destroying another 109 a few weeks later. In December he joined 601 Squadron at Northolt. After a spell instructing, he joined 131 as a Flight Commander in February 1943, and later served as a Squadron Commander in the Middle East.
Tanner, E J
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   Died : 21 / 6 / 1944
Tanner, E J

On 21st June 1944, his Spitfire Mk.VII MD131 of No.131 Sqn was damaged by flak and damaged beyond repair when it caught fire during the subsequent belly landing. He was unharmed.
Woodey, Jack Edward
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   Died : 7 / 6 / 1944
Woodey, Jack Edward

Killed aged 24 on 7th June 1944 when his Spitfire Mk.VII MB883 of No.131 Sqn failed to return from a mission to Morlaix. His name is on the Runnymede Memorial. Son of Arthur William and Rosa Woodey, of Bowral, New South Wales, Australia.



Historical Notes :
25-08-1944 - 24-9-41 411S 6-10-41 AFDU Duxford 9-11-41 service trials elev inertia weight gun heat 411S fast landing struck hangar Hornchurch CB 8-1-42 ASTE 167S 22-9-42 610S 14-10-42 131S 25-1-43 310S 30-6-43 FACB 10-8-43 345S 3-4-44 CAC ops 22-6-44 410RSU 13-7-44 Ran out of fuel and hit tree in forced landing Fairoak Lane Oxshott Surrey 26-8-44
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Pilots or Aircrew :
William Frederick Hircock
Historical Notes :
21-08-1942 - Joined No.313 Sqn.
26-08-1942 - Damaged in flying accident.
31-12-1942 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
23-01-1943 - Joined No.412 Sqn RCAF.
31-01-1943 - Joined No.421 Sqn RCAF.
03-03-1943 - Joined No.310 Sqn.
08-04-1944 - Joined No.186 Sqn.
18-04-1944 - Joined No.130 Sqn.
24-06-1944 - Shot down by return fire from Ju88 off Le Havre. Flight Sergeant William Frederick Hircock killed.
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Historical Notes :
27-01-1943 - arrived with 610 Sqn on the 27th January 1943 but Shot down by flak/Fw190s nr Caen on Circus 261 on the 10th February 1943 the Pilot S/Ldr A E Robinson was killed
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Pilots or Aircrew :
Ernest Edward Tribble
Historical Notes :
27-09-1943 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
19-03-1944 - Joined No.165 Sqn.
11-04-1944 - Joined No.453 Sqn.
16-05-1944 - Joined No.33 Sqn.
19-06-1944 - Shot down by flak from train near Wahen. Flight Lieutenant Ernest Edward Tribble killed.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
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No.131 Sqn RAF
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No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
Jack Edward Woodey
Historical Notes :
24-02-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
07-06-1944 - Failed to return from mission to Morlaix. Warrant Officer Jack Edward Woodey killed.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
William James Atkinson
Historical Notes :
03-03-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
01-06-1944 - Shot down by flak from St Brieux. Warrant Officer William James Atkinson killed.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
Douglas Frederick Phillips
Historical Notes :
26-02-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
23-04-1944 - Crashed into the sea 25 miles north east of Bolt Head. Warrant Officer Douglas Frederick Phillips killed.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
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No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
D E Johnston
Historical Notes :
31-01-1944 - Joined No.616 Sqn.
08-04-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
01-04-1944 - Now flying once again with No.616 Sqn and with aircraft code YQ-K, the aircraft crashed near Parham in bad weather after scrambling from Tangmere. Flight Sergeant D E Johnston was killed.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
Vincent Kenneth Moody
Historical Notes :
29-02-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
12-06-1944 - After combat with Me109s, shot down by flak over Le Mans airfield. Flight Lieutenant Vincent Kenneth Moody DFC killed.
Squadrons :
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Historical Notes :
22-05-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
12-06-1944 - Damaged beyond repair when the airframe buckled under severe evasive action during combat over Le Mans. Pilot unharmed.
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No.131 Sqn RAF
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No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
E J Tanner
Historical Notes :
07-03-1944 - Joined No.131 Sqn.
21-06-1944 - Hit by flak and caught fire during belly landing. Later written off. Flight Sergeant E J Tanner was ok.
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Pilots or Aircrew :
J E Morris
Historical Notes :
17-05-1944 - Failed to return from shipping reconnaissance mission to Lezardrieux. Flight Sergeant J E Morris evaded capture.
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Pilots or Aircrew :
Peter Brothers
Pilots or Aircrew :
Walter Doornink Idema
Historical Notes :
08-11-1943 - Joined No.131 Sqn RAF.
04-05-1944 - Joined No.453 Sqn RAAF.
29-05-1944 - Joined No.229 Sqn.
17-06-1944 - Failed to return from anti V-1 rocket patrol. Flight Lieutenant Walter Doornink Idema was killed.
Pilots or Aircrew :
D. G. Ashton
Historical Notes :
18-07-1940 - Struck tractor while taxiing. P/O Ashton ok.
28-09-1940 - Damaged in combat with Me109 and force landed. Sergeant Wright ok.
Historical Notes :
29-08-1940 - Shot down by Me110 over Mayfield. Sergeant Manton killed.
Historical Notes :
30-09-1940 - Damaged on operations.
Historical Notes :
09-09-1940 - Damaged on operations.
30-09-1940 - Damaged on operations.
Historical Notes :
21-07-1940 - Damaged on operations.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Pilots or Aircrew :
S. C. Norris
Historical Notes :
20-09-1940 - Shot down by Me109 and force landed at Lympne. Pilot Officer Bennions ok.
Historical Notes :
25-09-1940 - Damaged in flying accident.
Squadrons :
No.131 Sqn RAF
Squadrons :
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Squadrons :
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Known Individual Aircraft of No.131 Sqn RAF :

Type

Serial

Codes

First Flew

Squadron History

Aircrew History

History Notes

Engine

Factory

Spitfire Vb

AA719

29/08/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

AA833

2109

19/09/1941

details

no information

details

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AA842

25/09/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AA843

26/09/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vc

AA874

24/10/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AA877

26/10/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AA931

SZ-A

29/10/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

High Post

Spitfire Vb

AA969

31/10/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AB137

15/11/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

AB142

20/11/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

AB209

20/12/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AB242

22/11/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

AB249

29/11/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

AB282

20/12/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

High Post

Spitfire Vb

AB364

UZ-A

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vc

AB509

29/01/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Spitfire Vc

AB522

14/02/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

AB803

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB850

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB860

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB872

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB895

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB896

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB908

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB918

OU-Y

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB932

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB968

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AB972

SK-H

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD191

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD238

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD348

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XX

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD411

NX-B

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD419

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD425

NX-E

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD453

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD470

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD513

GW-O

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD544

YT-M

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD552

NX-K

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD554

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD576

SK-R

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

AD580

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Ia

AR218

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Westland

Spitfire Ia

AR219

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Westland

Spitfire Vb

AR335

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Westland

Spitfire Vb

AR371

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Westland

Spitfire Vb

AR378

AZ-W

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Westland

Spitfire Vb

AR403

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Westland

Spitfire Vc

AR499

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

AR500

-

details

details

details

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

AR506

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

AR514

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

AR616

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vb

BL233

FU-S

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL238

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL249

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL250

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL256

DW-R

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL258

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL259

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL299

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL301

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL317

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL327

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL342

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL352

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL371

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL406

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL411

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL433

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL446

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL563

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL600

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL629

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL659

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL714

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL760

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL767

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL769

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL888

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL956

DW-N

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL957

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BL966

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BM121

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BM195

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BM380

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BM420

NX-A

04/04/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BM428

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

BM514

HN-B

24/04/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire VcT

BR138

08/04/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

High Post

Spitfire IX

BS127

25/07/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire IX

BS137

MD-D

11/08/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire IX

BS183

19/07/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Chattis Hill

Spitfire IX

BS242

06/10/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire IX

BS280

FU-V

22/08/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Rolls Royce Hucknall

Spitfire IX

BS282

22/08/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Rolls Royce Hucknall

Spitfire IX

BS315

SH-K
FU-Y

11/09/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Chattis Hill

Spitfire IX

BS449

11/09/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vc

EE615

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE631

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE724

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE725

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE746

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE747

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE767

DW-W

-

details

no information

details

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE768

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire Vc

EE769

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Westland

Spitfire IX

EN126

06/11/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Chattis Hill

Spitfire VII

EN465

29/01/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

EN495

20/03/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

EN499

17/04/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

EN764

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN773

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN781

27/04/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN830

30/04/1942

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN889

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN893

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN898

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN920

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN944

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EN965

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP121

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP233

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP250

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP347

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP384

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP395

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP547

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP564

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP600

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP614

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

EP768

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 46

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA224

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA735

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63A

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA799

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA807

-

details

details

details

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA809

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA813

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA834

NX-A

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA848

NX-U

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MA860

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire VII

MB883

-

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MB884

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MB887

-

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MB932

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MB935

-

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD110

07/12/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD111

07/12/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD116

YQ-K

14/12/1943

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD117

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Spitfire VII

MD119

22/12/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD120

22/12/1943

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD123

31/12/1943

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD124

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Spitfire VII

MD125

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD128

-

details

no information

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD129

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD131

-

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD132

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD134

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD136

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD137

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD143

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD144

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD146

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD159

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD160

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD165

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Spitfire VII

MD166

-

details

details

details

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD168

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD169

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD170

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD171

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD172

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD173

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD174

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD178

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD183

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD185

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD186

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD187

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire VII

MD188

-

details

details

no information

Merlin 64

Eastleigh

Spitfire IX

MH315

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH322

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH323

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH326

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH333

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH357

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH363

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 61

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH606

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH674

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH825

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MH852

-

details

details

details

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IX

MJ309

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 63

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Ia

N3170

10/11/1939

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

N3269

29/12/1939

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

N3284

DW-J

11/01/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire IIa

P7293

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7352

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7421

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7508

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7548

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7560

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7598

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7621

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7667

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7688

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7695

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7746

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7912

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P7988

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8164

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8176

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8180

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8233

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8264

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8371

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8444

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8445

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire IIa

P8546

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin XII

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Vb

P8791

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory

Spitfire Ia

P9306

19/01/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

P9433

DW-E

27/03/1940

details

details

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

P9465

11/04/1940

details

no information

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R6596

07/05/1940

details

no information

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R6771

19/06/1940

details

no information

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R6921

12/07/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R6975

18/07/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R6986

20/07/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R7148

22/02/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

R7206

08/03/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

R7298

03/04/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

R7336

GW-S

07/04/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

R7337

08/04/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3180

17/05/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

High Post

Spitfire Vb

W3314

PJ-F

07/06/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3372

04/06/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

W3378

11/06/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

W3404

11/06/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

High Post

Spitfire Vb

W3412

14/06/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3428

SZ-I

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45M

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3441

01/07/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3529

05/07/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

W3575

19/07/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

High Post

Spitfire Vb

W3602

12/07/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Chattis Hill

Spitfire Vb

W3624

-

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3700

22/08/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

High Post

Spitfire Vb

W3769

16/08/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3823

27/08/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

Eastleigh

Spitfire Vb

W3938

05/09/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin 45

High Post

Spitfire Ia

X4026

KH-J

27/07/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4033

29/07/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4064

DW-T

02/08/1940

details

details

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4101

04/08/1940

details

no information

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4103

05/08/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4175

11/08/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4179

12/08/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4336

02/09/1940

details

no information

details

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4342

QJ-P

03/09/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4608

06/10/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4662

01/11/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4709

05/11/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4773

14/11/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4837

04/12/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4853

14/12/1940

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4916

01/01/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Spitfire Ia

X4929

11/01/1941

details

no information

no information

Merlin III

Eastleigh

Aircraft for : No.131 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.131 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
AircraftInfo

Spitfire



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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.

Thunderbolt



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Production Began : 1943
Number Built : 15683

Thunderbolt

Alexander Kartveli was a engineer with Seversky Aircraft who designed the P-35, which first flew in 1937. With Republic Aviation Kartveli supervised the development of the P-43 Lancer. Neither of these aircraft were produced in large numbers, and neither was quite successful. However, the Republic Aviation P-47 Thunderbolt, also nicknamed the Jug, was quite a different story. The Jug was the jewel in Kartvelis design crown, and went on to become one of the most produced fighter aircraft of all time with 15,683 being manufactured. The P-47 was the largest and heaviest single seat fighter of WW II. The P-47 immediately demonstrated its excellent combat qualities, including speed, rate of climb, maneuverability, heavy fire power, and the ability to take a lot of punishment. With a wingspan of more than 40 feet and a weight of 19,400 pounds, this large aircraft was designed around the powerful 2000 HP Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. The first P-47 prototype flew in May of 1941, and the primary variant the P-47D went into service in 1943 with units of the U.S. Armys Eighth Air Force. The Jug had a maximum speed in excess of 400 MPH, a service ceiling in excess of 42,000 feet, and was heavily armed with either six or eight heavy caliber machine guns. With its ability to carry up to a 2,500 pound bomb load, the Jug saw lots of use in ground attack roles. Until the introduction of the N model, the P-47 lacked the long range required for fighter escort missions which were most often relegated to P-51 Mustangs or P-38 Lightnings. In his outstanding painting entitled Bridge Busting Jugs, noted aviation artist Stan Stokes depicts Eighth Air Force Jugs in a ground attack mission in the Alps in June of 1944. The top P-47 ace was Francis Gabreski who had flown with the 56th Fighter Group, the first unit to be equipped with the P-47. In August of 1943 Gabreski attained his first aerial combat victory (over an Fw-190) and by years end he had reached ace status with 8 confirmed victories. As Commander of the 61st Squadron, Gabreski continued to chalk up victory after victory, and on seven different occasions he achieved two victories during the same mission. However, in July of 1944 Gabreski damaged the prop on his Jug during a low level attack on an airfield near Coblenz. Forced to make a crash landing, he was captured and remained a prisoner of war until Wars end in 1945. Following the War Gabreski returned to military service with the Air Forces 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in Korea. Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet, Gabreski attained 6.5 more aerial victories in 1951 and 1952 becoming an ace in two different wars




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Last editor : HMS

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