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No.329 Sqn RAF |
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Name : No.329 Sqn RAF Founded : 3rd January 1944 Disbanded : 17th November 1945 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 17th November 1945 More Details : French G.C1/2 Cigognes Known Code Letters : , 5A, |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Pilot or Aircrew | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Sergeant-Chef | unknown | unknown | 26th April 1944 | ||||
Adjutant-Chef | unknown | 26th April 1944 | Killed in Action | ||||
Commandant | unknown | unknown | 02nd May 1944 | ||||
| Pilots and Aircrew for : No.329 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. | ||
| Name | Info | |
| Alligier, A Click the name above to see a profile of Alligier, A | Alligier, A On 26th April 1944, while returning from a fighter sweep to Mons with No.329 Sqn, his Spitfire Mk.IX MK346 5A-T collided with Spitfire Mk.IX MK360 flown by Wing Commander Roy Marples DFC*. MK360 crashed near Horsham and Marples was killed. MK346 crash landed with damage and Alligier was injured. On 30th October 1944 during a reconnaissance mission to Walcheren, he was injured in the leg but managed to return Spitfire Mk.IX PL190 5A-S to base with minor damage. | |
| Cheminade, J Click the name above to see a profile of Cheminade, J
| Cheminade, J Killed on 26th April 1944 when his No.329 Sqn Spitfire Mk.IX MK373 crashed into the sea off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. He had been on a patrol providing cover for rescue boats and made a mayday call. | |
| Fleurquin, P C DeG Click the name above to see a profile of Fleurquin, P C DeG | Fleurquin, P C DeG On 2nd May 1944 his Spitfire Mk.IX MK582 5A-F of No.329 Sqn collided with Spitfire Mk.IX MK213 of No.340 Sqn over the English Channel. He baled out over Dover and was ok. The other aircraft crashed into the sea off Ostend and Sub Liuetenant M Reeve was killed. | |
Known Individual Aircraft of No.329 Sqn RAF : | ||||||||
Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
5A-K | - | no information | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||
5A-T | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
- | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
- | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | ||||||
5A-F | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
5A-S | - | Merlin 66 | Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory | |||||
| Aircraft for : No.329 Sqn RAF | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with No.329 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
| Aircraft | Info | |
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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Died : 26 / 4 / 1944