AB974 Bombay and Baroda Central Indian Railway III’

Supermarine Spitfire AB974 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 33 MU 12-9-41, assigned to 401S 'YO-S' 26-9-41, Flying accident Cat AC 29-3-42, ROS, assigned to 91S 18-4-42, transferred to 121S 20-8-42, transferred to 335th FS USAAF 1-10-42, transferred to 302S 23-3-43, transferred to 132S 28-6-43, Flying accident Cat AC 30-6-43, assigned to 312S 13-11-43, transferred to 443S 27-2-44, transferred to 58 OTU 30-3-44, major repair 18-9-45

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Royal Air Force, Raf Station Lyneham, Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 4PZ, UK 12 September 1941 Delivered to No 33 MU 12-9-41.

Assigned

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 26 September 1941 Assigned to 401 Sqn 'YO-S' 26-9-41.

Other

Presentation Spitfire

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 26 September 1941 Presentation Spitfire named 'B.B. & C.I. Railway'.

Crashed

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 29 March 1942 Flying accident Cat AC damage 29-3-42.

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 30 March 1942 - 17 April 1942 Repair On Site.

Assigned

Hawkinge, Kent, UK 18 April 1942 Aassigned to 91 Sqn (Nigeria) 18-4-42.

Other

Transferred

Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK 20 August 1942 Transferred to 121 Sqn [Eagle] RAF 20-8-42.

Other

Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 October 1942 Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 1-10-42.

Other

Transferred

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK 23 March 1943 Transferred to 302 Sqn (City of Poznan) Polish 23-3-43.

Other

Transferred

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, UK 28 June 1943 Transferred to 132 Sqn (City of Bombay) 28-6-43.

Crashed

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, UK 30 June 1943 Flying accident Cat AC damage 30-6-43.

Assigned

Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24, UK 13 November 1943 Assigned to 312 Sqn (Czechoslovak) 13-11-43.

Other

Transferred

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 27 February 1944 Transferred to 443 Sqn 27-2-44.

Other

Transferred

Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK 30 March 1944 Transferred to No 58 OTU 30-3-44.

Other

Repaired

18 September 1945 Major repair 18-9-45.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK 19 September 1945 Struck Off Charge.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

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Spitfire Production List.

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Spitfire Production List.