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BL243
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BL243 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
9 MU 22-12-41
133S 5-1-42
74S 26-1-42
232S 8-4-42
222S 3-1-43
64S 31-3-43
15TRS 67TRG 9AF USAAF 17-1-44
Landing accident Middle Wallop 6-5-44
Westland 18-8-44
58 Operational Training Unit 31-3-45
Struck Off Charge 8-12-45
Service
Units
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67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
Group
The four Squadrons of the 67th Recon Group (12th Observation - later Reconnaissance Squadron; 107th Observation - later Reconnaissance Squadron; 109th Observation - later Reconnaissance Squadron and 153rd Observation - later Reconnaissance Squadron)... -
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No. 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
Places
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Biggin Hill
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces. -
Duxford
Military site : airfield
RAF Duxford, now a museum and still a working airfield, was operated by the USAAF from 1943 to 1945. The base was briefly the home of the 350th Fighter Group in late 1942, but it was not until April 1943 that it became a fully American station when the... -
Martlesham Heath
Military site : airfield
Opened in 1917 as home to the RFC Aeroplane Experimental Unit, Martlesham Heath became well known during the 1920s-30s as home to the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment. Used as an RAF fighter station from 1939, with only a grass airfield... -
Middle Wallop
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber station with a grass airfield, concrete perimeter track and hardstandings, Middle Wallop opened as a training base in April 1940, before construction was complete. Used as an RAF day-fighter and night-fighter base during 1940...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | December 1941 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Assigned | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 5 January 1942 |
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Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 5-Jan-42. |
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| Transferred | Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20, UK | 17 January 1944 |
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Transferred to 15th TRS, 67th TRG 9AF USAAF 17-1-44. |
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| Crashed | Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20, UK | 6 May 1944 |
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Landing accident Middle Wallop 6-5-44. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 February 2016 09:51:34 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 February 2016 13:08:11 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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