W3209 Edmonton-London-Alberta

Supermarine Spitfire W3209 Mk Vb Const #1660, Built at Eastleigh.

First Flew 13-May-41

6MU 13-May-41

609S 27-May-41

Air Service Training 22-Jun-41

452S 20-Aug-41

Repair On Site 1-Nov-41

302S 3-Nov-41

Flying accident Cat CB damage 9-Jan-42

411S 20-Aug-42

242S 25-Sep-42

133S 29-Sep-42

336S 1-Oct-42

Air Service Training 25-Mar-43

Vickers Armstrong South Marston 30-Jun-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff S Type pt MkIII IFF bomb carrier

130S 25-Jan-44

222S 16-Feb-44

322S 17-Mar-44

350S 11-May-44

Cat CB damage on Ops 12-Jun-44

1 Air Gunnery School 21-Feb-45

Struck Off Charge 17-Sep-46

Connections

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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

Other

Presentation Spitfire

Biggin Hill, Greater London, UK 27 May 1941 Presentation Spitfire named Edmonton-London-Alberta.

Other

E/A destroyed

Brest, France 30 December 1941 Bf109F destroyed Brest 30-Dec-41 pilot Sq Ldr Kazimeirz Sporny.

Other

Transferred

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 29 September 1942 Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 29-Sep-42.

Other

Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 October 1942 Transferred to 336th FS 1-Oct-42.

Manufactured

Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK Built at Eastleigh.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/005_sporny.php

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/005_sporny.php