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Spitfire Aircraft Production...Spitfire - Main Enjoy.

Geo

AR513 Vc West M46 LFLRVb 38MU 29-6-42 VASM 17-9-42 fuel syst mods 504S 24-11-42 CAC ops 16-9-43 ? ros 19S 25-5-43 315S 26-6-43 611S 6-7-43 CB ops 16-9-43 AST M45M install 129S 4-3-44 303S 24-4-44 FAAC 1-6-44 ros 17FTS 29-11-44 SOC 19-7-46....

LFLRVb...???

Edit: LF Low level Fighter with Long Range tanks fitted....LR!

Wonder where though.....

That is some real cool information guy's

Yep, Sure is!

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Nice one my friend!

I take it, that this is the Long Range fuel tank, I mentioned earlier, or?

Spitfire, EP413, Mk. Vb, No. 310 Squadron 19-7-42, code: NN-T, flown by Arnost (Ernest) Stanek....
This Mk. Vc Spitfire, ER913, attached No. 242 Squadron, seems to have been flown by a Dane, when shot down by Fw 190's and reported missing near Cap Rosa, 03/01/43, Colin Frank Sørensen, still don't know the code...
F/Lt E G Brettel, is also put down to have flown ES313, in A Flight, 26/09/42, The Morlaix Show...
In A Flight, were also these gentlemen;

P/O L. T. Ryerson, BS275
P/O W. H. Baker, BS446
P/O D. D. Smith, BS137
P/O G. B. Sperry, BR638
P/O G. G. Wright, BS138
P/O D. S. Gentile, BS445 (scratched)

B Flight was;

F/Lt M. E. Jackson, BS279
P/O R. E. Smith, BS447
P/O C. A. Cook, BR640
P/O R. N. Beaty, BS148
P/O G. H. Middleton, BS301
P/O G. P. Neville, BS140

Found this on Spitfire JF513, No. 92 Squadron;
22/12/44
F/O William R. Fair Spitfire VIII No. JF513 - Forlì
Hit by flak aircraft crashed at Cotignola. Unable to bale out. Killed in action.
His Spitfire suddenly went into a spin at low altitude, possible flak damage....

....and this for Spitfire JF613, piloted by Ltd. Albert Saachs, SAAF;
"Lt. Sachs destroyed two FW 190s and probably destroyed another. His story is an epic. He positioned himself behind the twelve-plus fighter-bombers while two others attacked the fighter cover. After destroying an FW 190 with a one-second burst, Lt. Sachs saw another on the tail of a Spitfire, so he turned into it, firing a 30-degree deflection shot, then fired again from point-blank range astern.

The aircraft blew up, and portions hit Sachs' windscreen, smashing it, while another large piece struck his starboard wing.

FW 190s were then diving on him from both sides and one shell exploded on his tail plane, blowing off his starboard elevator. He turned toward another FW 190 which as attacking him at point-blank range on his port side, and felt a jar as he collided with it. The enemy aircraft dived away out of control minus its fin and rudder.

The attack continued and finally, after his elevator and aileron control were useless, Lt. Sachs was forced to bail out. He landed safely in his own lines within 60 yards of the wreckage of his Spitfire."

I have never seen nor heard of that set up for a Spitfire before and would certainly add some range. Off to find an obscure photo of the beast.

Geo

That is so cool

Hawker Typhoon, JP513, EL-F...

Jensen, Frank William Marius
(1914 - 1999)
Frank William Marius Jensen joins Royal Air Force before the war and has a long and eventful career ending as Group Captain. He is British by birth, but son of a Danish father.

Orders, decorations etc.
Frank William Marius Jensen is born on 8 December 1914 in London. He is the son of Niels Søren Marius Jensen (born 1888 in Nykøbing, Denmark) and Elsie Neatherway. He is thus British subject by birth.

He volunteers for the Auxiliary Air Force as early as on 28 November 1933 (801303, AAF).

WW2 Service
Following the outbreak of the war, he enters in active duty. He is commissioned, and promoted Pilot Officer (on probation) on 17 July 1941 (102058, RAFVR). On 15 March 1942 he is granted the rank of Flying Officer (war substantial). He is confirmed in appointment as Flying Officer (on probation) on 17 July 1942.

During 1942 he serves 6 months as Flight Commander at No. 52 Operational Training Unit. He is known as an outstandingly enthusiastic instructor as is awarded the Air Force Cross for his service at this unit. At this point he is Acting Flight Lieutenant.

He is posted to No. 195 Squadron during the first half of 1943 flying Hawker Typhoon. In August 1943 he is posted to No. 181 Squadron to take command of this squadron.

Pioneering RP equipped Typhoons
In early September, the squadron receives the first RP (Rocket Projectiles) fitted Typhoons at New Romney, starting practice with the new weapon from 21 September. A month later, on 21 October, the squadron is ready for the first operation. Frank Jensen leads three of his pilots escorted by aircraft from No. 247 Squadron, and with No. 182 Squadron as top cover. Neither on this day, nor on a similar mission on 23 October, suitable targets are sighted.

On 25 October 1943, he takes off in Typhoon Ib (JP513 'EL-F') leading 6 RP-armed Typhoons, with No. 247 Squadron as close escort and 182 Squadron providing top cover. The target is a power station near Caen. No. 174 Squadron would provide a diversionary attack on marshaling yards near Caen, and the plan was for Jensen's Typhoons to use the confusion caused by the attack to cross the marshaling yards, continue along the railway line only to attack the power station further down the line. Jensen was not fond of this approach fearing that he approach would disclose the intentions. He would rather have approached the target cross-country.

Hawker Typhoon, Mk.IB (cardoor), JP613, TP-N, No. 198 Squadron, S/Ldr Jifi Manak...
Is there any pics of these two birds?

Edit:


Airmen of No. 419 Repair and Salvage Unit, aided by an AEC mobile crane, remove damaged Hawker Typhoon Mark IB, MN413 'I8-T', of No. 440 Squadron RCAF from the landing strip, following a wheels-up landing at B9/Lantheuil, Normandy, on 1 August 1944.

Screams diorama, doesn't it?

Hawker Typhoon, MN913, I read the code as: KM-P...is that correct?

Forgot the source: The Memory Project...

Hawker Tempest, EJ713, W2-K, No. 80 Squadron, F/L J. M. Weston....

This is the only photo I could find...



Geo

Nice one Geo, cheers! Overload on Typhoons, is that possible?

Would be nice if they repainted it in these colors...


Geo