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Spitfire MH850 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : LFIX Last Flew : 7th June 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 66 Known Codes : 2I-H |
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| 27th October 1943 | Joined No.411 Sqn RCAF. |
| 07th June 1944 | With No.443 Sqn RCAF, suffered glycol leak and force landed 2 miles west of Cabourg, behind enemy lines. Flight Lieutenant I E Maclennan taken prisoner. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire LFIX MH850 | ||
| 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 | |
| MacLennan, Ian R Click the name above to see a profile of MacLennan, Ian R | MacLennan, Ian R Canadian Ian Maclennan joined the RCAF in October 1940, arriving in England in August 1941. He joined 610 Squadron in February 1942, then 401 Sqn, where he destroyed an Fw190. Posted to Malta, he flew his Spitfire off HMS Eagle on 9th June, and shortly after transferred to 1435 Flight. On Malta he claimed 7 victories and was awarded the DFM. He was commissioned, becoming a flight commander in November. In December he returned to England. In February 1944 he joined 433 Squadron as a flight commander. On 7th June his Spitfire Mk.IX MH850 2I-H was hit by ground fire whilst covering the Normandy beaches, crash landed west of Cabourg, and he was taken prisoner. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire LFIX MH850 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire LFIX MH850. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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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.443 Sqn RCAF Country : Canada Founded : 8th February 1944 Fate : Disbanded 15th March 1946 Hornet Our sting is death | No.443 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft type : Spitfire | ||
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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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