W3138
Supermarine Spitfire W3138 Mk Va Const #1628, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 30-Apr-41
5 MU 4-May-41
603S 27-Jun-41
Damaged by Bf109 30-Jun-41
1 Civilian Repair Unit 4-Oct-41
164S 29-Apr-42
602S 10-Sep-42
82Grp USAAF 11-Nov-42
Hq Sqn 8AF USAAF 43
Repair On Site 17-Nov-42
Cat AC damage on Op's 22-Oct-43
Repair On Site
Miles Aircraft 3-Aug-44
Struck Off Charge 7-Aug-44
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other E/A Destroyed |
Saint-Omer, France | 23 July 1941 | Bf109E destroyed Nth St Omer, pilot P/O John Hurst. |
Other E/A Probable |
Dunkirk, France | 19 August 1941 | Bf109E probable East Dunkirk, pilot P/O John Hurst. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Saint-Omer, France | 27 September 1941 | Bf109E destroyed St Omer, pilot P/O Rainford G Marland |
Other Transferred |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 11 November 1942 | Transferred to 82 Grp USAAF. |
Other Transferred |
18 October 1943 | Transferred to Hq Sqn 8AF USAAF. | |
Crashed |
Maghaberry, Craigavon, Lisburn BT67, UK | 18 October 1943 | Landing accident RAF Maghaberry IRE Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Adrian A G Talbot, 18-Oct-43. Hq Sqn 8AF. |
Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
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