looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

hello,
we are looking for the historical information that can be found on
A58-27(austrialian ?)
British serial BR-484
radio code :V
Squadron code DL
DL-V
any information would be appreciated
phil

Re: looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

Hi Phil,

Check out the following:

http://spitfires.ukf.net/p029.htm

Best Regards

Andy Fletcher

Re: looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

Hi,
Try this site also.

www.adf-serials.com

All the best
Alex

Re: looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

hello Andy and alex, thanks for the link
there is still aquestion it was damaged in 1943 and started to fly again in 1944 ?
Phil

Re: looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

Hello,

The RAAF site gives the date and name for the accident as -
" Landing accident 16/2/43 Pilot J Wellsman"
However there seems to be have been NO J. Wellsman in the RAAF.
There was a John Athol WELLMAN who was a Pilot Officer.

Then "Spitfire International" has the following entery for BR484.
"BR484 Spitfire F.Vc/trop ( Merlin 46); Became A58-27;
TOC/RAF 4.6.42 - To RAAF, arr Melbourne 18.10.42;
No.1 AD 21.10.42;
No.1 (F) Wing 9.11.42;
No.54 Sqn 9.11.42;
Undershot landing DARWIN 16.3.43 (Poss. F/Sgt. Wellin ).
No. 6 AD 10.2.44;
No.2 OTU 11.7.44;
No. 8 OTU 1.11.44;
No. 6 AD 28.11.45;
Cat E Storage 22.3.46;
SOC 22.5.46;
DAP 26.11.47 until 15.11.48.

From the CWGC Site there is a P/o/ James Charles Wellsman RAFVR 54 Sqdn age 22 , at rest in Adelaide River War Cemetery.
Date given as 30.6.43. Killed flying A58-36 (BR528) of 54 Sqdn s/d Darwin crashed 30 miles W of Batchelor on edge of the Great Reynolds River swamp 30.6.43. A/c not found until 20.8.43 and remains 29.9.43. So this is probably the pilot of A58-27.

Alex

Re: looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

hello Alex,
yhanks butthere are still holes
like
when it was in repair in 1943 i cannot took 1 year before it was flying?
another ; left 54 sqadron training back dam at mildura till it get scrapped back at Oakey?
cheers
phil

Re: looking for history of spitfire with serial number.....
 

Serial Mark c/n Fac Eng
BR48 VcT 3007 CHA M46


History:
FF 2-6-42
6MU 4-6-42
47MU 17-7-42
Eurybates 30-7-42
Australia 18-10-42
RAAF as A58-27
auth for writeoff 5-46
SOC 11-48


EDIT: OOPS! I got the above from the Spitfire Aircraft Production website, http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p029.htm site, to which someone already had provided a link.