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| − | '''MK698''' was a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX. |
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| + | |caption=Aircraft believed to be MK698 in Luftwaffe markings.{{#tag: ref|May be [[MB945]], call sign T9+BB<ref>[http://www.treasurebunker.com/forums/uploads/monthly_06_2013/post-3823-0-08359600-1371896878.jpg Treasure Bunker]</ref>|group="N"}} |
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| + | |designation=[[:Category:Supermarine Spitfire|Supermarine Spitfire]] |
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| + | |version=Mk IX |
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| + | |originaloperator=313 Squadron<br>401 Squadron<br>412 Squadron |
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| + | |capturedate=5 December 1944 |
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| + | |captureplace=Wachtendonk (Krefeld) |
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| + | |newid(s)=T9+EK |
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| − | Ordered from Castle Bromwich, as one of 2,100 Mk VC aircraft, on 28 May 1942, as the ninth order of Contract B981687/39/C.23(c),<ref name="Spitfire History p606">{{Spitfire History}} Page 606</ref> MK698 was completed as a Mk IX, and passed to 9 Maintenance Unit on 5 April 1944, before being assigned to 313 Squadron on 3 May. |
+ | Ordered from Castle Bromwich, as one of 2,100 Mk VC aircraft, on 28 May 1942, as the ninth order of Contract B981687/39/C.23(c),<ref name="Spitfire History p606">{{Spitfire History}} Page 606</ref> MK698 was completed as a Mk IX, and passed to 9 Maintenance Unit on 5 April 1944, before being assigned to 313 Squadron on 3 May. After being sent to Miles Aircraft Limited on 18 July, MK698 was transferred to 401 Squadron on 31 August, before failing to return from operations,<ref name="Spitfire History p357">Morgan/Shacklady. Page 357</ref> when it was damaged by [[:Category:Messerschmitt Bf 109|Bf 109s]] south of Wesel - the pilot, P/O CWH Glithevo, became a Prisoner of War. Following repairs, repainting and recoding, the aircraft joined [[Zirkus Rosarius]], and was based at Hannover - Wunstorf in January 1945. The aircraft's subsequent fate is unknown.<ref name="WW2 Aircraft Luft Spits 3473-4">http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/spitfires-luftwaffe-3473-4.html</ref> |
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| − | Following repairs, repainting and recoding, as T9+EK, the aircraft joined [[Zirkus Rosarius]], and was based at Hannover - Wunstorf in January 1945. The aircraft's subsequent fate is unknown.<ref name="WW2 Aircraft Luft Spits 3473-4"/> |
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 15 July 2016
History[]
Ordered from Castle Bromwich, as one of 2,100 Mk VC aircraft, on 28 May 1942, as the ninth order of Contract B981687/39/C.23(c),[2] MK698 was completed as a Mk IX, and passed to 9 Maintenance Unit on 5 April 1944, before being assigned to 313 Squadron on 3 May. After being sent to Miles Aircraft Limited on 18 July, MK698 was transferred to 401 Squadron on 31 August, before failing to return from operations,[3] when it was damaged by Bf 109s south of Wesel - the pilot, P/O CWH Glithevo, became a Prisoner of War. Following repairs, repainting and recoding, the aircraft joined Zirkus Rosarius, and was based at Hannover - Wunstorf in January 1945. The aircraft's subsequent fate is unknown.[4]
Notes[]
Sources[]
- ↑ Treasure Bunker
- ↑ Morgan, Eric B and Edward Shacklady. Spitfire - The History. 2000. ISBN 0 946219 48 6 Page 606
- ↑ Morgan/Shacklady. Page 357
- ↑ http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/spitfires-luftwaffe-3473-4.html