AB192 Organilil
Supermarine Spitfire AB192 Mk Vb, Const #2366, Built at Eastleigh.
FF 1-12-41, delivered to No 6 MU 5-12-41, assigned to 129S 26-12-41, Cat B damage ops 26-3-42, ROS, assigned to 306S 4-7-42, Heston Aircraft Ltd 22-8-42, assigned to 136S 29-9-42, transferred to 336USAAF to 4462M 7SoTT 6-5-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | 1 December 1941 | Built at Eastleigh. First flew 1-12-41. Factory airfield. |
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Delivered |
RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX, UK | 5 December 1941 | Delivered to No 6 MU 5-12-41. |
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Assigned |
Leconfield, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17, UK | 26 December 1941 | Assigned to 129 Sqn (Mysore) 26-12-41. |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Leconfield, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17, UK | 26 December 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named 'Organilil'. |
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Other Combat damage. |
Leconfield, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17, UK | 26 March 1942 | Cat B damage on Op's 26-3-42. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Leconfield, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17, UK | 28 March 1942 | Repair On Site. 28-3-42. |
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Assigned |
Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 4 July 1942 | Assigned to 306 Sqn (City of Torun) Polish 4-7-42. |
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Other Repaired |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 22 August 1942 | To Heston Aircraft Ltd 22-8-42. |
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Assigned |
Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 29 September 1942 | Assigned to 136 Sqn 29-9-42. |
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Other |
6 May 1944 | To 4462M 7SoTT 6-5-44. | |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF. Jan 1943. |