BL523
Supermarine Spitfire BL523 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
24 MU 4-Jan-42
91S 2-Feb-42
Cat AC damage on Op's 8-Mar-42
Air Service Training
133S 13-Jun-42
Vickers Armstrong South Marston 16-Sep-42 mods
336S 1-Oct-42
132S 23-Mar-43
234S 'AZ-M' 15-Aug-43
4368M 29-Nov-43 at 6RS Bolton
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 13 June 1942 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 13-Jun-42. |
|
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 336FS, 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |