P8267
Supermarine Spitfire P8267 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 30-3-41, assigned to 54S 21-4-41, transferred to 111S 2-6-41
last flew with 111S 30-8-41, with 111 Sqn converting to FV's, Sgt Fowler of 4 ADF was delivering aircraft from 4 MU Hawarden to 133S Eglinton on 16-12-41, lost force-landed in Eire, Interned and repatriated in 1943, Shorts 20-7-43, assigned to 61OTU 25-2-44, crashed Bradley nr Wrexham CE 15-5-44
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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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Delivered |
Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 30 March 1941 | Delivered to No 8 MU 30-3-41. |
Assigned |
Hornchurch, Greater London, UK | 21 April 1941 | Assigned to 54S 21-4-41. |
Other Transferred |
Dyce, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, UK | 2 June 1941 - 30 August 1941 | Transferred to 111S 2-6-41. Last flew with 111S 30-8-41. |
Other Force-landed |
Donegal, Ireland | 16 December 1941 | Sgt Guy Duncan Fowler of 4 ADF was delivering aircraft from 4 MU Hawarden to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Eglinton on 16-12-41 lost force-landed in Eire. |
Other Interned / repatriated |
Eire | 16 December 1941 - 19 July 1943 | Interned and repatriated in 1943. |
Other Factory refurb |
Belfast, Belfast, UK | 20 July 1943 | To Shorts 20-7-43. |
Assigned |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 25 February 1944 | Assigned to 61 OTU 25-2-44. |
Crashed |
Bradley, Wrexham, Wrexham, UK | 15 May 1944 | Dived into the ground at Bradley nr Wrexham from an aerobatics practice flight at high altitude. Pilot loss of consciousness due to oxygen starvation. 15-5-44. W/O Stanislaw Boleslaw Mieczyslawkos PAF - killed. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
16 May 1944 | Struck Off Charge. | |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=172130
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/crashes.htm
Spitfire Production List.
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=172130
http://www.csn.ul.ie/~dan/war/crashes.htm