P7566

Supermarine Spitfire P7566 Mk II, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 9 MU 2-11-40, assigned to 19 Sqn 10-11-40, C2 damage on Op's 28-11-40, to Scottish Aviation, assigned to 603S 31-5-41, transferred to 485S 9-6-41, transferred to 121S 19-10-41, transferred to 340S 11-12-41, transferred to 58 OTU 12-4-42, to Fighter Leaders School 30-6-44, Cat CE 13-8-44, SOC.

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Units served with

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Duxford

Site type: Airfield
Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Royal Air Force Museum, Lyssander Ave, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP, UK	2 November 1940	Delivered to No 9 MU 2-11-40.
Assigned	Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK	10 November 1940	Assigned to 19 Sqn 10-11-40.
Other Combat damage		28 November 1940	C2 damage on Op's 28-11-40.
Other Factory repair	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK	29 November 1940 - 25 February 1941	To Scottish Aviation for repair.
Assigned	Hornchurch, Greater London, UK	31 May 1941	Assigned to 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn 31-5-41.
Other Transferred	Redhill, Surrey, UK	9 June 1941	Transferred to 485 Sqn 9-6-41.
Other Transferred	London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Rd, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK	19 October 1941	Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 19-10-41.
Other Transferred	Drem, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39, UK	11 December 1941	Transferred to 340 (Free French) Sqn 11-12-41.
Other Transferred	Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK	12 April 1942	Transferred to 58 OTU 12-4-42.
Other Fighter Leaders School	Millfield School, Street, Somerset BA16 0YD, UK	30 June 1944	To Fighter Leaders School 30-6-44.
Crashed	Mardyck, France	13 August 1944	Shot down over Mardyck Cat CE damage 13-8-44. pilot Fl Sgt Plzak Stanislaw KIA.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC	Millfield School, Street, Somerset BA16 0YD, UK	14 August 1944	Struck Off Charge.
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 19:16:23

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores

Date1 Oct 2015 10:54:13

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Further Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores