P8665 Bingley (U.D.C.)
Supermarine Spitfire P8665 Mk IIb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
12 MU 18-Apr-41
610S 27-May-41
616S 19-Jul-41
315S 26-Jul-41
266S 9-Sep-41
65S 25-Sep-41
616S 6-Oct-41
133S 18-Nov-41
134S 31-Dec-41
1 Civilian Repair Unit 17-Jan-42
61 Operational Training Unit 9-Oct-42
Flying accident Cat CB 10-Mar-43
Repair On Site
lost control crashed Gellifor Denbighs CE 26-Jan-44
SOC 1-Mar-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex PO18, UK | 27 May 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named Bingley (U.D.C.). |
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 18 November 1941 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 18-Nov-41. |
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Crashed |
Gellifor, Ruthin, Denbighshire LL15, UK | 26 January 1944 | Returning from firing practice at Prestatyn range, pilot F/O Ikbal N S Puri disobeyed orders to return via Hawarden, became lost in cloud and crashed Gellifor Denbighs. 26-Jan-44. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |