P7827 Sind II
Supermarine Spitfire P7827 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 24 MU 1-1-41, assigned to 65S 14-1-41, transferred to 616S 26-2-41, transferred to RAE 4-41, AST, assigned to 616S 28-6-41, transferred to 411S 17-7-41, transferred to 74S 4-10-41, transferred to 121S 19-10-41, transferred to 340S 23-11-41, transferred to 53 OTU 7-4-42, struck by R6621 while parked Cat CE damage 2-5-43, SOC 3-5-43.
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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 | 1 January 1941 | Delivered to No 24 MU 1-1-41. |
Assigned |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 14 January 1941 | Assigned to 65S 14-1-41. |
Other Presentation Spitfire |
Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9, UK | 14 January 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named 'SIND II'. |
Other E/A Damaged |
Off Saint Catherine's, Point Rd, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland | 15 February 1941 | Ju88 damaged* Sth of St Catherine's Point. Pilot Fl Lt Charles G C Olive DFC. * Logbook notes it as probable. Likely to have been Ju88A5 6166 K.Gr806 that crashed at Caen [30% combat damage]. |
Other Transferred |
Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, UK | 26 February 1941 | Transferred to 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn 26-2-41. |
Assigned |
Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex PO18, UK | 28 June 1941 | Assigned to 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn 28-6-41. |
Other Transferred |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 17 July 1941 | Transferred to 411 "City of York" RCAF Sqn 17-7-41. |
Other Transferred |
Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 4 October 1941 | Transferred to 74S 4-10-41. |
Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 19 October 1941 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 19-10-41. |
Other Transferred |
Turnhouse Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B35, UK | 23 November 1941 | Transferred to 340 'Ile-de-France' Free French Sqn 23-11-41. |
Other Transferred |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 7 April 1942 | Transferred to 53 OTU 7-4-42. |
Crashed |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 2 May 1943 | Struck by R6621 while parked Cat CE damage 2-5-43. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 3 May 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Farnborough, Hampshire, UK | Transferred to Royal Aircraft Establishment 4-41. | |
Other Factory repair |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | To Air Service Training. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
https://fyldebbmfund.wordpress.com/gifts-of-war-presentation-spitfires/
Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot by Gordon Olive, DFC, Dennis Newton.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.
Spitfire Production List.
https://fyldebbmfund.wordpress.com/gifts-of-war-presentation-spitfires/
Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot by Gordon Olive, DFC, Dennis Newton.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.