P8183 Tasmania III
Supermarine Spitfire P8183 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to 8MU 13-3-41, assigned to 74S 12-4-41, transferred to 602S 11-6-41, transferred to 71S 6-8-41, transferred to 306S 15-11-41, transferred to 308S 11-12-41, port wing failed crashed into sea nr Lytham Pier Lancs 21-12-41, SOC 29-12-41.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 13 March 1941 | Delivered to No 8 MU 13-3-41. |
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Assigned |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 12 April 1941 | Assigned to 74 Sqn 12-4-41. |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 12 April 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named 'Tasmania III'. |
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Other Transferred |
Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK | 11 June 1941 | Transferred to 602 Sqn (City of Glasgow) 11-6-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 August 1941 | Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 6-8-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 15 November 1941 | Transferred to 306 Sqn [Polish] 15-11-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK | 11 December 1941 | Transferred to 308 Sqn [Polish]11-12-41. |
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Crashed |
The Pier, Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire FY8 2NG, UK | 21 December 1941 | Catastrophic structural failure in flight. Probably during the recovery from a dive. The port wing of the Spitfire broke off and the aircraft dived into the sand of the Ribble Estuary. F/O Edmund Krawczynski - killed in a flying accident. 21-12-41. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK | 29 December 1941 | Struck Off Charge 29-12-41. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |