W3207 Abbotshaugh Falkirk

Supermarine Spitfire W3207 Mk Vb Const #1659, Built at Eastleigh.

First Flew 12-May-41

6MU 13-May-41

609S 27-May-41

Morris Motors 27-Jun-41

222S 16-Sep-41

Flying accident Cat AC damage 15-Jul-42

Air Service Training

Vickers Armstrong South Marston 21-Oct-42 fuel syst mods Merlin 55M install

317S 24-Jan-43

412S 29-Jun-43

126S 10-Aug-43

133S 17-Feb-44

132S 7-Mar-44

504S 15-Mar-44

310S 15-Jul-44

61 Operational Training Unit 28-Jun-45

hit truck taxiing Keevil tipped onto nose Cat AC damage 20-Sep-45

recat E 23-Oct-45

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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

Other

Presentation Spitfire

Biggin Hill, Greater London, UK 27 May 1941 Presentation Spitfire named Abbotshaugh Falkirk.

Other

Transferred

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 17 February 1944 Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 17-Feb-44.

Crashed

Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK 20 September 1945 Hit truck taxiing Keevil tipped onto nose Cat AC damage 20-Sep-45.

Manufactured

Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK Built at Eastleigh.

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