BL261
Supermarine Spitfire BL261 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 33 MU 18-11-41, assigned to 71S 30-11-41, Hit by flak from R-boats and abandoned nr Canterbury Kent 29-3-42, SOC.
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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 |
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 |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 30 November 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 30-11-41. |
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Crashed |
Canterbury, Canterbury, Kent, UK | 29 March 1942 | Hit by flak from R-boats and abandoned nr Canterbury Kent 29-3-42. Pilot P/O Jean Maridor (Free French) of 91 Sqn bailed out of BL261 having been hit by flak over Nieuport. He was reported as bailing out over Canterbury and landed just 100 yards from where his Spitfire crashed. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 30 March 1942 | Struck Off Charge. 30-3-42. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other Transferred |
Hawkinge, Kent, UK | Transferred to 91 Sqn (Free French). 1942. |