BL995

Supermarine Spitfire BL995 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 12 MU 26-Feb-42, assigned to 601S 10-Mar-42, transferred to 133S 'MD-G' 13-Apr-42, damaged by Do217 over York during night patrol aircraft abandoned nr South Melford Yorks CE 28-Apr-42.

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Units served with

No 133 '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	Kirkbride, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK	26 February 1942	Delivered to No 12 MU 26-Feb-42.
Assigned	Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK	10 March 1942	Assigned to 601S 10-Mar-42
Other Transferred	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	13 April 1942	Transferred to 133 [Eagle]Sqn RAF 13-Apr-42.
Crashed	Melford, Tamworth, Staffordshire B79 7UX, UK	28 April 1942	Damaged by Do217 over York during night patrol aircraft abandoned nr South Melford Yorks CE 28-Apr-42
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 22:13:00

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.

Date10 Feb 2016 14:05:32

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.