P7987

Supermarine Spitfire P7987 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to 12MU 10-2-41, assigned to 234S 13-3-41, combat Bf109 crash-landed 19-5-41, to Air Service Training for repair, assigned to 71S 10-8-41, transferred to 401S 19-9-41, transferred to 317S 13-10-41, transferred to 133S 10-11-41, transferred to 310S 25-11-41, transferred to 134S 31-12-41, transferred to 57OTU 24-6-42, to Air Service Training for repair 30-6-42, Flying accident Cat A damage 10-1-44, assigned to 39MU nea 21-11-44, SOC 3-5-45.

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Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK 10 February 1941 Delivered to No 12 MU 10-2-41.

Assigned

RAF St Eval, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 4HP, UK 13 March 1941 Assigned to 234 Sqn 13-3-41.

Crashed

RAF St Eval, Newquay, Cornwall TR8, UK 19 May 1941 Crash-landed after combat with Bf109 19-5-41.

Other

Repaired

Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK 20 May 1941 To Air Service Training.

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 10 August 1941 Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 10-8-41.

Other

Transferred

RAF DIgby, Digby, Lincoln LN4 3LH, UK 19 September 1941 Transferred to 401 RCAF Sqn 19-9-41.

Other

Transferred

Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK 13 October 1941 Transferred to 317 Sqn [Polish] 13-10-41.

Other

Transferred

Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK 10 November 1941 Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn 10-11-41.

Other

Transferred

Dyce, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, UK 25 November 1941 Transferred to 310 Sqn 25-11-41.

Other

Transferred

Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10, UK 31 December 1941 Transferred to 134 Sqn 31-12-41.

Other

Transferred

Elect Bay Mef Royal Air Force Sealand, Welsh Road, Sealand, Deeside, Flintshire CH5 2LS, UK 24 June 1942 Transferred to 57 OTU 24-6-42.

Other

Repaired

Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK 30 June 1942 To Air Service Training repaired 30-6-42.

Crashed

10 January 1944 Flying accident Cat A damage 10-1-44.

Assigned

Colerne, Wiltshire, UK 21 November 1944 Assigned to No 39 MU nea 21-11-44.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Colerne, Wiltshire, UK 3 May 1945 Struck Off Charge 3-5-45.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

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Spitfire Production List.

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Spitfire Production List.

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Spitfire Production List.