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Old 7th January 2012, 21:14
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Re: Information needed on Spitfire MK1B 'cannon wing'

sorry, i meant to say i found records for 26! here are the ones i have found so far. . . . .


1. L1007 Ia 233 EA MIII FF 15-6-39 AMDP 21-6-39 2x20mm cannon install VA AAEE 21-6-39 hand and perf trials 603S 'XT-K' AFDU 10-39 65S 5-11-39 609S 18-4-40 as proto MkIB 72S Drem shot down Heinkel over Scotland 1-40 ? Landed on top of L1085 on landing Drem 15-5-40 SOC CE 28-5-40

*2. P9504 Ia 666 EA MIII FF 30-4-40 first prod aircraft with 2x20mm cannon and 4x.303 m/gs 1AAS 8-5-40 FA damaged 23-5-40 SOC 4-10-40 to 2728M 30-9-41 SOC 3-6-45 *2 2mm Cannons and 4 .303


3. R6761 Ia 788 EA MIII FF 18-6-40 24MU 19-6-40 6MU Brize Norton 21-6-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 27-6-40 1CRU further mods 26-8-40 R-RH 21-4-41 Cv Va M45 92S 3-5-41 Missing presumed shot down by Bf109s on convoy patrol 23-6-41 SOC 30-6-41 FH151.35

4. R6762 Ia 789 EA MIII FF 16-6-40 6MU Brize Norton 17-6-40 cannon wing fitt 7OTU 21-6-40 ? first cannon Spitfire to RAF 19S 27-6-40 266S enemy action C2 18-8-40 AST 222S 31-10-40 FAC2 16-11-40 AST 53OTU 23-6-41 57OTU 27-4-43 Collided with P-47 and crashed nr Eshott CE 12-4-44

5. R6770 Ib 797 EA MIII FF 20-6-40 (CG) 6MU 23-6-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 27-6-40 CE ops 22-8-40 1CRU AAEE 7-10-40 with 2x20mm cannon and 4x.303 m/gs mod spars. Perf and hand trials in comparison with X4257 92S 8-3-41 R-RH 30-3-41 Cv V M45 damaged by Bf109 C2 14-6-41 1CRU MMO 74S 5-12-41 CB ops 11-12-41 AST Cv IX M61 FF as IX 6-1-42 VAWD 20-3-42 310S 'NN-D' 4-6-42 CA ops 16-6-42 306S 10-7-42 Missing from ground attack mission nr St.Omer 22-8-42

6. R6776 Ia 807 EA MIII FF 22-6-40 (CG) 6MU 25-6-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 27-6-40 AAEE 4-9-40 VA 5-9-40 AFDU Duxford 11-1-41 R-RH 10-2-41 Cv Vb M45 AFDU Duxford 21-2-41 92S 3-3-41 engine failed crash-landed 19-3-41 AST 316S 12-10-41 306S 12-12-41 Damaged by Bf109s on ground Bolt Head CAC 1-5-42 recat E Westland SOC 12-5-42 FH234.00

7. R6809 Ia 813 EA MIII FF 26-6-40 (CG) 6MU 28-6-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 5-7-40 222S 20-9-40 R-RH 11-1-41 Cv Vb M45M AFDU Duxford 22-2-41 91S 'DL-G' 10-4-41 302S 17-11-41 CE ops 21-4-42 ASTE PPSM 11-10-42 fuel syst mods 222S 26-2-43 64S 31-3-43 118S 25-9-43 350S 13-4-44 CGS 3-10-44 SOC 4-9-45

8. R6833 Ia 827 EA MIII FF 28-6-40 (CG) 6MU 29-6-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 1-7-40 RAE 4-9-40 trials of VHF Type TR1133 VA 5-9-40 AFDU Northolt 21-10-40 92S 12-11-40 R-RH 16-2-41 Cv Vb M45 92S 26-2-41 CAC ops 15-4-41 AST 312S 6-12-41 Abandoned in bad visibility crashed nr Aberystwyth CE 24-1-42 SOC 6-42

9. R6882 Ia 840 EA MIII FF 1-7-40 (CMG) 6MU Brize Norton 28-7-40 cannon wing fitt 7OTU 3-9-40 AFDU Duxford 11-1-41 R-RH 10-2-41 Cv Vb M45 92S 'QJ-N' 9-3-41 609S 30-8-41 Broke up in air and abandoned 2.5m NE of East Stoke Notts FACE 10-1-42 SOC 17-1-42

10. R6888 Ia 846 EA MIII FF 3-7-40 8MU 5-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 11-7-40 AFDU Northolt 28-11-40 92S 4-2-41 struck obst on takeoff CE 10-2-41 HAL Cv LFVb M45M 302S 12-9-41 PPSM 12-10-41 fuel syst mods 302S struck BL547 after landing CB 20-12-41 HAL VASM 24-4-43 mods 308S 18-8-43 FAAC 28-8-43 9MU 16-11-43 130S 222S 611S Missing from patrol over Normandy presumed shot down by Bf109s 14-6-44

11. R6889 Ib 847 EA MIII FF 3-7-40 (CMG) 8MU 4-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 11-7-40 VA 25-8-40 first MkI to have 'B' wing (2xcannon and 4xm/gs) MXII 152S 27-9-40 19S 5-10-40 F/Lt Lawson shot down Bf109 5-11-40 First kill by Spit with 'B' wing FAC2 22-12-40 MMO Cv Vb interim stage M45 and parts supplied by R-R First flight in new config 13-2-41 R-RH 13-2-41 M46 install 1-4-41 used for gen dev of rad and oil cool and props AAEE 7-42 for trials M32 install. returned to MMO 9-12-42 Cv back to normal FV 5-2-43 7RS as 3650M 2-4-43 71MU 16-8-44 CE 29-8-44

12. R6890 Ia 849 EA MIII FF 4-7-40 8MU 8-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 11-7-40 R-RH 8-2-41 M45 install 92S 8-3-41 damaged by Bf109 15-5-41 92S damaged by Bf109 12-6-41 AST 616S 22-7-41 403S 12-9-41 CAC 13-3-42 ros 121S 13-4-42 FACB 20-5-42 GAL Cv Va M46 PPSM 12-10-42 guns removed fuel syst mods 316S 21-1-43 306S 16-3-43 FAAC 3-8-43 ros 312S 4-12-43 444S 27-2-44 53OTU 27-6-44 FAAC 25-8-44 ros Portsmouth Aviation 4-10-45 SOC 13-10-45

13. R6897 Ia 855 EA MIII FF 5-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 7-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 11-7-40 FAC2 26-8-40 1CRU R-RH 11-1-41 Cv Vb M45 AFDU Duxford 23-2-41 92S 3-3-41 engine failed crash-landed 19-3-41 AST 234S 14-9-41 FACB 19-11-41 ASTE 310S 20-6-42 332S 3-8-42 PPSM 19-8-42 mods 411S 20-11-42 air collision with AB847 Alby Lincs 28-1-43 SOC

14. R6904 Ia 863 EA MIII FF 8-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 10-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 13-7-40 VA 25-8-40 Cv Vb AFDU Northolt 27-9-40 19S 30-10-40 service trials 92S 22-1-41 R-RH 16-2-41 M45 install AST 25-7-41 615S 24-9-41 65S 6-10-41 121S 9-1-42 FAAC 2-6-42 306S 18-6-42 Missing from ground attack mission nr St.Omer 22-8-42

15. R6911 Ia 870 EA MIII FF 10-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 11-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 14-7-40 7OTU 10-9-40 FAC2 14-9-40 AST 18-10-40 SOC 21-9-41 cancel R-RH Cv Vb 52OTU 8-11-41 Westland 8-5-42 215MU 19-9-42 Peter Mearsk 8-11-42 lost at sea 8-1-43

16. R6912 Ia 871 EA MIII FF 10-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 11-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 14-7-40 damaged by Bf109 crash-landed C3 P/O Aeberhardt killed 31-8-40 SOC 1-9-40 FH43.40

17. R6917 Ia 876 EA MIII FF 11-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 11-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 14-7-40 7OTU 3-9-40 FAC2 21-9-40 Scottish Aviation MMO 12-12-40 Cv Vb M45 parts supplied by R-RH 11-4-41 74S 16-5-41 609S 14-8-41 122S SOC 27-11-41 overturned on landing on soft snow Scorton CE 10-3-42 SOC 27-3-42

18. R6918 Ia 877 EA MIII FF 11-7-40 6MU 12-7-40 cannon wing fitt 610S 'DW-D' 28-7-40 shot down by Bf109 off Calais FTR F/Sgt Tanner killed 11-8-40

19. R6919 Ia 878 EA MIII FF 11-7-40 (CMG) 6MU cannon wing fitt 19S 14-7-40 MMO 6-8-40 mods and Cv Vb AFDU Northolt 21-10-40 19S 8-11-40 service trials 92S 'QJ-L' 22-1-41 R-RH 16-2-41 M45 install 316S 3-5-42 41S 31-8-42 engine failed crash-landed nr Penrhos CE 26-10-42

20. R6923 Ia 883 EA MIII FF 12-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 16-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 22-7-40 7OTU 3-9-40 R-RH 7-4-41 Cv Vb M45 92S 26-4-41 ? shot down into sea by Bf109 aircraft abandoned 22-6-41

21. R6924 Ia 893 EA MIII FF 15-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 16-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 19-7-40 7OTU 3-9-40 AST 8-9-40 Cv MkII MXII AFDU Northolt 28-11-40 92S 22-1-41 lost in fog crashed pilot killed C3 7-2-41 AST SOC 18-2-41 cancel 504S 5-11-41 58OTU 8-3-42 53OTU 23-9-42 hit steamroller overshot Fairwood Common 26-1-43

22. R6958 Ia 890 EA MIII FF 15-7-40 (CMG) 6MU 16-7-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 30-7-40 shot down by Bf109 nr North Weald F/O Brinsden abandoned aircraft 31-8-40 FH32.20

23. X4159 Ia 998 EA MIII FF 8-8-40 6MU 10-8-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 1-9-40 7OTU 3-9-40 FA 13-9-40 oxygen failure crashed Tatton Hall Cheshire Sgt Edgar killed

24. X4272 Ia 1071 EA MIII FF 25-8-40 6MU 9-9-40 cannon wing fitt 92S 'QJ-D' 7OTU R-RH Cv Vb M45 92S 21-3-41 222S 'ZD-D' Brakes failed taxying hit wall Ayr 19-10-42 [VASM 14-7-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff bomb carrier]

25. X4279 Ia 1078 EA MIII FF 29-8-40 6MU 29-8-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 9-9-40 7OTU 10-9-40 72S 24-10-40 R-RH 6-2-41 Cv Vb M45 AFDU Duxford 28-2-41 92S 14-3-41 C2 ops 24-3-41 616S 23-7-41 129S 13-12-41 41S 'EB-C' 3-3-42 crash-landed on beach West End Pwllheli CE 1-2-43

26. X4342 Ia 1103 EA MIII FF 3-9-40 (CMG) 8MU 5-9-40 6MU 9-9-40 cannon wing fitt 19S 9-9-40 7OTU 10-9-40 R-RH 11-1-41 Cv Vb M45 AFDU 24-2-41 92S 'QJ-P' 13-3-41 R-RH 15-4-41 damaged by Bf109 14-6-41 AST 316S 15-10-41 154S 13-6-42 121S 18-7-42 CAC ops 22-7-42 340S 13-9-42 131S 27-10-42 Missing on ground attack mission to Ouistreham 18-11-42
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