AA973 Bihar V
Supermarine Spitfire AA973 Mk Vb Const #2267, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 5-Nov-41
Controller Research and Development RAE 6-Nov-41 Liquid Oxygen engine boost trials
39 MU 15-Dec-41
401S 'YO-V' 4-Jan-42
133S 3-Aug-42
306S 22-Aug-42
316S 1-Oct-42
De Havilland 5-Apr-43
122S
Flying accident Cat AC damage 4-Jul-43
Repair On Site
234S 15-Aug-43
Cat AC damage on Op's 19-Aug-43
Heston Aircraft Ltd 23-Aug-43 for Conversion
501S 24-Nov-43
AAEE 10-Feb-44 Rogue A/C ailerons made aircraft skid at speeds in excess of 230mph
234S
Hit by flak on sweep and crashed 5m N of Collinee 11-Jul-44
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 4 January 1942 | Presentation Spitfire named Bihar V. |
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Manufactured |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 3 August 1942 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 3-8-42. |
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Crashed |
Coulombs, France | 14 June 1944 | Hit by flak on fighter sweep [Rhubarb] and forced landed at ELS Coulombs B6 14-Jun-44. Pilot Sgt Thomas P Farcher. |
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Crashed |
22330 Collinée, France | 11 July 1944 | Hit by flak on sweep and crashed 5m Nth of Collinee 11-Jul-44. |
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Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |
Revisions
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