AB781
Supermarine Spitfire AB781 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 31-7-41, assigned to 452S 7-8-41, Vickers Armstrong 19-11-41, assigned to 602S 13-3-42, transferred to 411S 25-3-42, damaged ops 8-6-42, ROS, assigned to 71S 17-6-42, to Vickers Armstrong South Marston 31-8-42 fuel syst mods, assigned to 222MU 25-10-42, SS Harpolycus 30-10-42, USSR 24-3-43.
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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 | 31 July 1941 | Delivered to No 8 MU 31-7-41. |
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Assigned |
Royal Air Force Kenley Tribute, Kenley, Kenley, Greater London CR8, UK | 7 August 1941 | Assigned to 452 Sqn (RAAF) 7-8-41 |
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Other E/A Kill |
Rouen, France | 18 September 1941 | On Circus 99 to Rouen, destroyed Bf109F, Nth Rouen, pilot F/O Keith W Truscott. 18-9-41. |
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Other E/A Probable |
Le Havre, France | 18 September 1941 | On Circus 99 to Rouen, probable Bf109E, Le Havre Nth, pilot F/O Keith W Truscott. 18-9-41. |
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Other Repaired |
Hursley Park Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO21, UK | 19 November 1941 | To Vickers Armstrong for repair 19-11-41. |
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Assigned |
Royal Air Force Kenley Tribute, Kenley, Kenley, Greater London CR8, UK | 13 March 1942 | Assigned to 602 Sqn (City of Glasgow) 13-3-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 25 March 1942 | Transferred to 411 Sqn (City of York) 25-3-42. |
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Other Combat damage |
8 June 1942 | Damaged on Op's 8-6-42. | |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 9 June 1942 | Repair On Site 9-6-42. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 17 June 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 17-6-42. |
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Other To Factory for Mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 31 August 1942 | To Vickers Armstrong South Marston 31-8-42 fuel syst mods. |
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Assigned |
opp High Ercall Jct, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4, UK | 25 October 1942 | Assigned to No 222 MU 25-10-42. |
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Other Loaded SS Harpolycus |
Loch Ewe, United Kingdom | 30 October 1942 | Loaded onto SS Harpolycus 30-10-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | 24 March 1943 | To Murmansk or Arkhangelsk, USSR 24-3-43. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002_raaf_truscott_k_w.php
Fighter Pilots of the RAF 1939-1945 By Chaz Bowyer
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002_raaf_truscott_k_w.php
Fighter Pilots of the RAF 1939-1945
By Chaz Bowyer
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002_raaf_truscott_k_w.php
Fighter Pilots of the RAF 1939-1945
By Chaz Bowyer
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002_raaf_truscott_k_w.php
Fighter Pilots of the RAF 1939-1945
By Chaz Bowyer