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W3240 City of Leeds II

Supermarine Spitfire W3240 Mk Va Const#1679, Built at Eastleigh. FF 17-5-41.

Delivered to 609S 28-5-41, ASTH 12-8-41, assigned to 121S 4-11-41, d

Dived into ground in cloud Tuddenham nr Ipswich 8-1-42, SOC 13-1-42.

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Units served with

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

People

Jack Dewberry Gilliland

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Service Numbers: 106510
Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
Role/Job: Pilot

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

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Manufactured	Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK	17 May 1941	Built at Eastleigh. First flew 17-5-41.
Delivered	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	28 May 1941	Delivered to 609S 28-5-41.
Other Presentation Spitfire	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	28 May 1941	Presentation Spitfire named 'City of Leeds II'.
Other E/A Destroyed	Le Touquet, France	14 July 1941	Destroyed Bf109 Le Touquet. Pilot Sq Ldr Michael Lister Robinson DSO DFC.
Other Combat damage	Mardyck, France	7 August 1941	Circus No 20 to Mardyck A/C sustained combat damage. Pilot Fl Lt P H M Richey OK
Other Factory repair	Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK	12 August 1941 - 11 October 1941	To Air Service Training for repair 12-8-41.
Assigned	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK	4 November 1941	Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 4-11-41.
Crashed	Tuddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6, UK	8 January 1942	Dived into ground in cloud Tuddenham nr Ipswich 8-1-42.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC		13 January 1942	Struck Off Charge.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 21:11:36

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Spitfire Production List.
https://fyldebbmfund.wordpress.com/gifts-of-war-presentation-spitfires/

Date17 Nov 2015 11:55:39