P7828
Supermarine Spitfire P7828 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 24 MU 30-12-40, assigned to 65S 13-1-41, transferred to 616S 26-2-41, flying accident Cat CB damage 7-7-41, General Aircraft Ltd 19-8-41, assigned to 121S 22-10-41, transferred to 340S 23-11-41, 58 OTU 5-6-42, collision with P8660 on takeoff Cat CE Balado Bridge 24-2-43, SOC 31-3-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9, UK | 30 December 1940 | Delivered to No 24 MU 30-12-40. |
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Assigned |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 13 January 1941 | Assigned to 65S 13-1-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 26 February 1941 | Transferred to 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn 26-2-41. |
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Crashed |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 8 May 1941 | Hugh 'Cocky' Dundas belly landed his A/C P7828 QJ-A. Plane damaged, "Badly Bent". |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Gravelines, France | 4 July 1941 | Bf109E damaged 5 miles inland Gravelines. Pilot Sq Ldr J E Johnnie Johnson. 4-7-41. |
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Crashed |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 7 July 1941 | Flying accident Cat CB damage 7-7-41. |
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Other Factory repair |
Hanworth, Hampton, Hampton, Greater London TW12, UK | 19 August 1941 | To General Aircraft Ltd 19-8-41. |
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Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 22 October 1941 | Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn 22-10-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Turnhouse Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B35, UK | 23 November 1941 | Transferred to 340 'Ile-de-France' Free French Sqn 23-11-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK | 5 June 1942 | Transferred to 58 OTU 5-6-42. |
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Crashed |
Balado Rd, Glasgow G33 4HB, UK | 24 February 1943 | Collision with P8660 [P/O Z J Marszalek] on takeoff Cat CE Balado Bridge 24-2-43. P/O Van Neste unhurt. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK | 31 March 1943 | Struck Off Charge 31-3-43. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163393
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163400
Spitfire Ace of Aces by Dilip Sakar
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
"Bader The Man and His Men", by Michael G Burns
Spitfire Production List.
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163393
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=163400
Spitfire Ace of Aces by Dilip Sakar
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
"Bader The Man and His Men", by Michael G Burns