P7372 Hyderabad
Supermarine Spitfire P7372 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 6-9-40, assigned to 19 Sqn 26-9-40, to R-RH 19-12-40, assigned to 121S 22-10-41, transferred to 340S 11-11-41, transferred to 53 OTU 20-4-42, FA Cat CB 16-5-42, ROS, air collision with P8193 nr Pontypool Glamorgan, Cat E damage 9-11-42 pilot Sgt Llewellyn Evans RAFVR - killed, SOC 22-11-42 .
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 6 September 1940 | Delivered to No 8 MU 6-9-40. |
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Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 26 September 1940 | Assigned to 19 Sqn 26-9-40 |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 26 September 1940 | Presentation Spitfire named 'Hyderabad'. |
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Other Factory repair |
Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK | 19 December 1940 - 22 February 1941 | To Rolls Royce Hucknall 19-12-40. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 October 1941 | Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 22-10-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Turnhouse Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B35 6NB, UK | 11 November 1941 | Transferred to 340 Sqn 11-11-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 20 April 1942 | Transferred to 53 OTU 20-4-42 |
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Crashed |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 16 May 1942 | Flying accident Cat CB damage 16-5-42. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 17 May 1942 - 15 July 1942 | Repair On Site. |
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Crashed |
Pontypool, Pontypool, Torfaen NP4, UK | 9 November 1942 | Mid air collision with P8193 nr Pontypool, Glamorgan, Cat E damage 9-11-42 pilot Sgt Llewellyn Evans RAFVR - killed. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 22 November 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |