BL342

Supermarine Spitfire BL342 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

6 MU 23-Dec-41

133S 5-Jan-42

131S 11-Jan-42

FA Cat CB damage 18-Mar-42

Vickers Armstrong South Marston 12-Oct-42 fuel syst mods

132S 9-Mar-43

122S 21-May-43

234S 15-Aug-43

350S 3-Jul-44

57 Operational Training Unit 23-Jul-44

Crashed at Fenham-Le-Moor Farm, Belford, Northumberland 9-Apr-45 pilot Sgt Harold C Daer.

Struck Off Charge 26-Apr-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.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 5 January 1942 Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 5-Jan-42.

Crashed

Fenham Le Moor, Fenham le Moor Cottages, Belford, Northumberland NE70 7PN, UK 9 April 1945 Crashed at Fenham-Le-Moor Farm, Belford, Northumberland 9-Apr-45 pilot Sgt Harold C Daer

Manufactured

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

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://forum.keypublishing.com/archive/index.php/t-118495.html