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

[philippe1]

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

[Andy Fletcher]

Hi Phil,

Check out the following:

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

Best Regards

Andy Fletcher

[Alex Smart]

Hi,
Try this site also.

www.adf-serials.com

All the best
Alex

[philippe1]

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

[Alex Smart]

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

[philippe1]

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

[Doolittle81]

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.