BM300
Supermarine Spitfire BM300 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 5 MU 27-3-42, assigned to 133S 12-4-42, transferred to 72S 15-6-42, Cat AC damage on Op's 16-6-42, ROS, M46 install, assigned to 65S 4-8-42, transferred to 165S 23-9-42, flying accident Cat AC damage 13-12-42, ROS, transferred to No 222 MU Packing depot 8-11-43, loaded aboard SS Pandorian 25-11-43, shipped to Portugal 8-12-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7, UK | 27 March 1942 | Delivered to No 5 MU 27-3-42. |
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Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 12 April 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 12-4-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 15 June 1942 | Transferred to 72S 15-6-42. |
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Other Combat damage |
16 June 1942 | Cat AC damage on Op's 16-6-42. | |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 17 June 1942 - 12 July 1942 | Repair On Site. |
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Other Combat |
English Channel | 24 July 1942 | One of a pair of Spitfires jumped by Fw190's on Rhubarb mission mid channel between Dungeness and Boulogne. Pilot P/O Robertson returned safely to base. |
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Assigned |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 4 August 1942 | Assigned to 65S 4-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 23 September 1942 | Transferred to 165S 23-9-42. |
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Crashed |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 13 December 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 13-12-42. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 14 December 1942 - 5 January 1943 | Repair On Site. |
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Other Transferred |
High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 8 November 1943 | Transferred to No 222 MU Packing depot 8-11-43. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 25 November 1943 | Loaded aboard SS Pandorian 25-11-43. |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Portugal | 8 December 1943 | Shipped to Portugal 8-12-43. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other Factory conversion |
Merlin 46 install. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
Swift to Battle: No. 72 Squadron RAF in Action, Volume 1 By Tom Docherty
Spitfire Production List.
Swift to Battle: No. 72 Squadron RAF in Action, Volume 1 By Tom Docherty
Spitfire Production List.
Swift to Battle: No. 72 Squadron RAF in Action, Volume 1 By Tom Docherty