P8191

Supermarine Spitfire P8191 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

45MU 14-Mar-41

41S 7-Apr-41

401S 7-Apr-41

401S 9-Sep-41

317S 13-Oct-41

133S 'MD-G' 14-Nov-41

134S 31-Dec-41

53 OTU 11-Feb-42

61 OTU 13-Jan-43

Flying accident Cat AC damage 8-Mar-43

Central Gunnery School 2-Sep-43

Collided with bowser taxying at Catfoss damaged Cat CB 14-Jul-44

London Midland Scotland Railways repair 25-Jul-44

recat E

SOC 16-Aug-45.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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Transferred

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 14 November 1941 Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 'MD-G' 14-Nov-41.

Crashed

Catfoss, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire HU11, UK 14 July 1944 Spitfire P8191 was damaged when it collided with a fuel bowser whilst taxying at RAF Station Catfoss. The pilot, F/O W.G.H. Binnie, appears to have survived the accident, but the death is recorded of AC2 Edward George Parker, RAFVR at the Central Gunnery School, Catfoss on this date. It may be that AC2 Parker was an occupant of the bowser.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

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