BL518

Supermarine Spitfire BL518 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 5 MU 12-12-41, assigned to 313S 28-12-41, transferred to 154S 24-6-42,

transferred to 71S 18-7-42, 41S 10-42, flew into hill with BM573 and R7296 Tarrennendre Merioneth 22-10-42, SOC.

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Event Location Date Description

Delivered

RAF Lyneham Flying Club, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6BA, UK 12 December 1941 Delivered to No 5 MU 12-12-41.

Assigned

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 28 December 1941 Assigned to 313 Sqn (Czechoslovak) 28-12-41.

Other

Transferred

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 24 June 1942 Transferred to 154 Sqn 24-6-42.

Other

Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 18 July 1942 Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 18-7-42.

Crashed

Tarrenhendre, Tywyn, Gwynedd LL36, UK 22 October 1942 Flew into hill with BM573 [Fl Lt Frank Gillitt KIFA] and R7296[F/O Ronald Harrison KIFA] on training flight from RAF Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales. Tarrennendre, Merioneth 22-10-42. Pilot F/O Thomas Scott KIFA.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

24 October 1942 Struck Off Charge.

Manufactured

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

Other

Transferred

Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd LL45, UK Transferred to 41 Sqn 10-42.

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