EN822

Supermarine Spitfire EN822 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 33 MU 14-5-42, assigned to 121S 3-6-42, transferred to 611S 11-1-43, Dived into ground out of cloud Westerham Water Works CE 27-1-43, 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

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Lyneham, Wiltshire, UK	14 May 1942	Delivered to No 33 MU 14-5-42.
Assigned	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK	3 June 1942	Assigned to 121 [Eagle]Sqn RAF 3-6-42.
Other Transferred	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	11 January 1943	Transferred to 611S 11-1-43.
Crashed	Westerham, Kent, UK	27 January 1943	Dived into ground out of cloud Westerham Water Works CE 27-1-43.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	29 January 1943	Struck Off Charge.
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 21:04:47

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Spitfire Production List.

Date21 Dec 2015 14:31:35

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Spitfire Production List.