P7430
Supermarine Spitfire P7430 MK IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory,
Delivered to 9MU 21-9-40, Assigned to 19 Sqn 26-9-40, repaired by No1 CRU 23-6-41, transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 10-8-41, transferred to 401 Sqn 12-9-41, transferred to 154 Sqn 27-11-41, transferred to 61 OTU and whilst on strength crashed in an attempted forced landing after engine failure nr Mostyn, Flintshire, England, 29-1-43, pilot Flt Sgt John Hugh Dyer RAFVR KIA. A/C damaged beyond repair and struck off charge SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Royal Air Force Museum, Lyssander Ave, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP, UK | 21 September 1940 | Delivered to 9 MU RAF 21-9-40. |
Assigned |
26 September 1940 | Assigned to 19 Sqn RAF 26-9-40. | |
Other Repaired No 1 CRU |
Cowley, Oxford, Oxford OX4, UK | 23 June 1941 | To No 1 Civilian Repair Unit 23-6-41. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 August 1941 | Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 10-8-41. |
Other Transferred |
RAF DIgby, Digby, Lincoln LN4 3LH, UK | 12 September 1941 | Transferred to 401 Sqn RCAF 12-9-41. |
Other Transferred |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 27 November 1941 | Transferred to 154 Sqn RAF 27-11-41. |
Crashed |
Mostyn, Holywell, Flintshire CH8, UK | 29 January 1943 | Whilst on strength 61 OTU crashed in an attempted forced landing after engine failure nr Mostyn, Flintshire, England, 29-1-43, pilot Flt Sgt John Hugh Dyer RAFVR KIA. |
Other Damaged DBR, Struck Off SOC |
Handforth, Cheshire East, UK | 30 January 1943 | A/C damaged beyond repair and struck off charge SOC. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Handforth, Cheshire East, UK | Transferred to 61 OTU, Jan 1943. |