P8758

Supermarine Spitfire P8758 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

12MU 1-Jul-41

General Aircraft Ltd 6-Nov-41

133S 14-Jun-42

306S 16-May-43

316S 1-Oct-43

316S 25-Dec-43

63S 27-Apr-44

Flying accident Cat AC damage 5-Jul-44

Repair On Site

Cat AC damage on Ops 5-Sep-44

Repair On Site

1665 CU 7-Mar-45

Struck Off Charge CE 12-Dec-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"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 14 June 1942 Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 14-Jun-42.

Manufactured

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

Revisions

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Spitfire Production List.