AD111
Supermarine Spitfire AD111 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 9 MU 15-8-41, assigned to 92S 28-8-41, Ground Accident 3-10-41, ROS, assigned to 71S 26-4-42, Flying accident Cat CB damage 1-8-42, to Air Service Training, assigned to 306S 31-8-43, transferred to 302S 3-10-43, transferred to 316S 'SZ-C', transferred to 322S 25-11-43, transferred to 222S 1-1-44, Vickers Armstrong South Marston 9-3-44 fuel syst Basta mods, assigned to 76S 17-6-44, FRS 14-9-44, transferred to 57OTU 25-3-45, transferred to 577S 4-6-45, SOC 25-10-45.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: 114074
- Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Royal Air Force Museum, Lyssander Ave, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP, UK | 15 August 1941 | Delivered to No 9 MU 15-8-41. |
|
Assigned |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 28 August 1941 | Assigned to 92 Sqn (East India) 28-8-41. |
|
Other Ground Accident |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 3 October 1941 | Ground Accident 3-10-41. |
|
Other Repair On Site ROS |
London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 4 October 1941 - 25 April 1942 | Repair On Site. |
|
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 April 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 26-4-42. |
|
Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 August 1942 | Flying accident Cat CB damage 1-8-42. |
|
Other Repaired |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 2 August 1942 - 5 October 1942 | To Air Service Training for repair. |
|
Other Transferred |
Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 31 August 1943 | Transferred to 306 Sqn (City of Torun) Polish 31-8-43. |
|
Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 3 October 1943 | Transferred to 302 Sqn (City of Poznan) Polish 3-10-43. |
|
Other Transferred |
Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd LL45, UK | 25 November 1943 | Transferred to 322 Sqn (Dutch) 25-11-43. |
|
Other Transferred |
Woodvale, Southport, Southport, Merseyside PR8, UK | 1 January 1944 | Transferred to 222 Sqn 1-1-44. |
|
Other Factory Mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 9 March 1944 | Vickers Armstrong South Marston 9-3-44 fuel syst Basta mods. |
|
Assigned |
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, York, East Riding of Yorkshire YO43, UK | 17 June 1944 | Assigned to 76 Sqn 17-6-44. |
|
Other Flying Refresher School |
North Luffenham, Rutland, UK | 14 September 1944 | To Flying Refresher School 14-9-44. |
|
Other Transferred |
Hawarden, Deeside, Flintshire CH5, UK | 25 March 1945 | Transferred to 57 OTU 25-3-45. |
|
Other Transferred |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | 4 June 1945 | Transferred to 577 Sqn 4-6-45. |
|
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | 25 October 1945 | Struck Off Charge 25-10-45. |
|
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
|
Other Transferred |
Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | Transferred to 316 Sqn (City of Warsaw) Polish 'SZ-C'. |