BL444

Supermarine Spitfire BL444 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 6 MU 27-12-41, assigned to 133S 5-1-42, transferred to 74S 26-1-42, FA Cat CB 20-3-42.

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Units served with

No 133 '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

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Royal Air Force, Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX, UK	27 December 1941	Delivered to No 6 MU 27-12-41.
Assigned	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	5 January 1942	Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 5-1-42.
Other Transferred	Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd LL45, UK	26 January 1942	Transferred to 74S 26-1-42.
Crashed	Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd LL45, UK	20 March 1942	Flying accident Cat CB damage 20-3-42.
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 21:56:13

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Spitfire Production List.

Date17 Nov 2015 21:29:47

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Date17 Nov 2015 21:28:51

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