AA920
Supermarine Spitfire AA920 Mk Vb, Const #2276, Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 8-11-41, delivered to No 33 MU 18-11-41, assigned to 72S 30-11-41, Cat AC on Ops 28-2-42, ROS, assigned to 124S 'ON-X' 26-3-42, transferred to 71S 31-8-42, transferred to 334th FS USAAF 1-10-42, Cat AC on Ops 16-11-42, AST, assigned to 222S 4-4-43, transferred to 167S 19-5-43, VASM 15-3-44 fuel syst Basta mods, assigned to 1S 8-4-44, FA Cat AC 13-4-44
ROS, assigned to 402S 5-6-44, transferred to 57OTU 20-7-44, FA cat CE 18-4-45, SOC 28-4-45.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Lane, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 8 November 1941 | Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 8-11-41. Factory airfield. |
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Delivered |
Royal Air Force, Raf Station Lyneham, Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 4PZ, UK | 18 November 1941 | Delivered to No 33 MU 18-11-41. |
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Assigned |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 30 November 1941 | Assigned to 72 Sqn 30-11-41. |
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Other Combat damage |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 28 February 1942 | Cat AC damage on Op's 28-2-42. |
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Other Probable E/A kill |
Ostend, Belgium | 28 February 1942 | Probable Fw190 whilst on Ramrod to Ostend. Extreme range shot, E/A seen to dive from 22,000ft. Pilot P/O Rosser. A/C then sustained combat damage port wing, oxygen bottle and burst tyre. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 1 March 1942 - 25 March 1942 | Repair On Site. |
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Assigned |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 26 March 1942 | Assigned to 124 Sqn 'ON-X' 26-3-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 31 August 1942 | Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 31-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 334th FS USAAF 1-10-42. |
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Crashed |
16 November 1942 | Cat AC on Op's 16-11-42. | |
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Other Repaired |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 17 November 1942 - 3 April 1943 | To Air Service Training for repair. |
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Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, UK | 4 April 1943 | Assigned to 222 Sqn 4-4-43. |
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Other Transferred |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 19 May 1943 | Transferred to 167 Sqn 19-5-43. |
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Other To Factory for Mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 15 March 1944 | Vickers Armstrong South Marston 15-3-44 fuel syst Basta mods. |
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Assigned |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 8 April 1944 | Assigned to 1 Sqn 8-4-44. |
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Crashed |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 13 April 1944 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 13-4-44. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 14 April 1944 - 4 June 1944 | Repair On Site. |
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Assigned |
Goodwood Aerodrome, Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0PH, UK | 5 June 1944 | Assigned to 402 Sqn (City of Winnipeg) 5-6-44. |
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Other Transferred |
Eshott, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 20 July 1944 | Transferred to No 57 OTU 20-7-44. |
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Crashed |
Longhorsley, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 18 April 1945 | Flying accident cat CE damage 09:15 18-4-45. Pilot F/Sgt E K Pannett KIFA. Pannett had taken off from Eshott at 09:05 hrs, briefed with instructions to climb to 2,500ft and practice aerobatics during the descent. He went into a dive over Longhorsley, in the attempt to recover from the dive, the aircraft was overstressed, a wing spar failed, causing the aircraft to crash. AIB investigated, Report No. W2178. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Eshott, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 28 April 1945 | Struck Off Charge 28-4-45. |
Revisions
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