P8276
Supermarine Spitfire P8276 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 7-4-41, assigned to 74S 22-4-41, transferred to 616S 3-7-41, transferred to 411S 17-7-41, transferred to 121S 2-10-41, transferred to 340S 11-11-41, transferred to 58OTU 5-5-42, flew into high ground with AR254 and X4614 near the top of King’s Seat in the Ochils, north of Dollar, Clackmannanshire CE 16-1-43, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 7 April 1941 | Delivered to No 8 MU 7-4-41. |
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Assigned |
Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 22 April 1941 | Assigned to 74S 22-4-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex PO18, UK | 3 July 1941 | Transferred to 616S 3-7-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 17 July 1941 | Transferred to 411 RCAF Sqn 17-7-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 2 October 1941 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 2-10-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Turnhouse Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B35, UK | 11 November 1941 | Transferred to 340 'Ile-de-France' Free French Squadron 11-11-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK | 5 May 1942 | Transferred to 58 OTU 5-5-42. |
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Crashed |
Clackmannanshire, UK | 16 January 1943 | Three Spitfires from 58 OTU RAF (Grangemouth) were on a flying exercise were diverted due to bad weather. They were ordered to land at Balado but because of an accident there they made for Perth. En route and still in formation flew into high ground with AR254 and X4614, near the top of King’s Seat in the Ochils, north of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Cat CE damage 16-1-43. F/O Hugh G ’Bud’ Reynolds RCAF and Fl/Sgt Gordon M Duda RCAF KIA. Sgt Vincent P Daly RAAF [P8276] Survived the crash. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK | 17 January 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
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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=172545
Spitfire Production List.
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=172545