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Spitfire MJ639 |
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Type : Spitfire Mark : LFIXb Last Flew : 29th April 1944 Built at : Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory Powered by : Merlin 66 Known Codes : FF-G |
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| 29th April 1944 | At Deelen airfield, the aircraft was hit an crash landed. Flying Officer J J Caulton was taken prisoner. Flak may have caused the aircraft to crash land, but the victory is also claimed by Major Hans-Joachim Jabs of NJG1 as he was landing at the airfield. The aircraft may later have been recovered. |
| Pilots and Aircrew who flew : Spitfire LFIXb MJ639 | ||
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| Caulton, J. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Caulton, J. J. | Caulton, J. J. On 29th April 1944, his Spitfire Mk.IX MJ639 FF-G of No.132 Sqn was shot down and crash landed near Deelen airfield. Flak may have been the cause, but the victory has been claimed by Major Hans-Joachim Jabs of NJG1 who was landing at the airfield. Caulton was taken prisoner. | |
| Squadrons for : Spitfire LFIXb MJ639 | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire LFIXb MJ639. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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No.132 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 15th April 1946 City of Bombay Cave leopardum - Beware the leopard | No.132 Sqn RAF 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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