AD181
Supermarine Spitfire AD181 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 38 MU 14-9-41, assigned to 485S 24-9-41, AST 4-10-41, assigned to 67th Obs Sqn USAAF 24-3-43, transferred to 12RS, 67RG, 9AF 11-43, Flying accident Ellington/ 1mi S, Cat CE damage, pilot Frank P Viviano, 12RS, 67RG, 9AF Killed in crash, 6-12-43, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Llandow, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan CF71, UK | 14 September 1941 | Delivered to No 38 MU 14-9-41. |
Assigned |
Redhill, Surrey, UK | 24 September 1941 | Assigned to 485 Sqn (NZ) 24-9-41. |
Other Factory repairs |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 4 October 1941 | To Air Service Training 4-10-41. |
Assigned |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 24 March 1943 | Assigned to 67th Obs Sqn USAAF 24-3-43. |
Crashed |
Ellington, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 6 December 1943 | Flying accident Ellington /1mi S, Cat CE damage, pilot Frank P Viviano, 12RS, 67RG, 9AF Killed in crash, 6-12-43. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20, UK | 7 December 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20, UK | Transferred to 12th Recon Sqn, 67th Recon Grp, 9th AF 11-43. |
Revisions
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Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=AD181