W3168 Cawnpore II
Supermarine Spitfire W3168 Mk Vb Const #1629, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 30-Apr-41
8MU 4-May-41
74S 18-May-41
92S 7-Aug-41
Repair On Site 22-Oct-41
72S 24-Oct-41
133S 15-Jun-42
65S 23-Sep-42
Flying accident Cat CB damage 22-Dec-42
London Midland Scotland Railways
66S 7-Oct-43
340S 'GW-R' 15-Nov-43
239S 16-Feb-44
68S 22-Mar-44
26S 2-May-44
1 Tactical Exercise Unit 17-Aug-44
Air Service Training Heston 7-Dec-45
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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 |
Gravesend, Kent, UK | 18 May 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named Cawnpore II. |
|
Other E/A damaged |
Lille, France | 27 April 1942 | Fw190 damaged Lille 27-Apr-42 pilot Sq Ldr Hugo T Armstrong. |
|
Other E/A destroyed |
Abbeville, France | 5 June 1942 | Bf109F destroyed Abbeville 5-Jun-42 pilot Sq Ldr Hugo T Armstrong. |
|
Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 15 June 1942 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 15-Jun-42. |
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Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
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Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
Spitfire Production List.
https://fyldebbmfund.wordpress.com/gifts-of-war-presentation-spitfires/
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams