AD288
Supermarine Spitfire AD288 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 33 MU 22-9-41, assigned to 412S 8-10-41, transferred to 71S 29-4-42, FA Cat B 2-8-42, AST, VASM 10-10-42 fuel syst mods, assigned to 350S 19-7-43, ROS 26-8-43,
DeH 16-6-44, to 5599M 1PATP 11-45, to Armee de l'Air as GA airframe 3-3-46.
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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 | 22 September 1941 | Delivered to No 33 MU 22-9-41. |
Assigned |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 8 October 1941 | Assigned to 412 Sqn 8-10-41. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 April 1942 | Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 29-4-42. |
Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 August 1942 | Flying accident Cat B damage 2-8-42. |
Other Repaired |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 3 August 1942 - 9 October 1942 | To Air Service Training for repair. |
Other Factory Mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 10 October 1942 | Vickers Armstrong South Marston 10-10-42 fuel syst mods. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 19 July 1943 | Assigned to 350 (Belgium) Sqn 19-7-43. |
Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 August 1943 | |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 August 1943 | Repair On Site. |
Assigned |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 16 June 1944 | To de Havilland Prop Trials ? 16-6-44. |
Other Shipped Overseas |
France | 3 March 1946 | To Armee de l'Air as Ground Instructional airframe 3-3-46. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Southport, Merseyside, UK | To No 1 Packed Aircraft Transit Pool 11-45 |