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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Event Location Date Description

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

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Spitfire Production List.

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Spitfire Production List.