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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire P8183 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to 8MU 13-3-41, assigned to 74S 12-4-41, transferred to 602S 11-6-41, transferred to 71S 6-8-41, transferred to 306S 15-11-41, transferred to 308S 11-12-41, port wing failed crashed into sea nr Lytham Pier Lancs 21-12-41, SOC 29-12-41.
Squadron
'On 19 September 1940, No. 71 was reformed at Church Fenton as the first 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American personnel. The Squadron received Hurricanes in November and became operational on defensive duties on 5 February 1941. No. 71 converted...
Military site : airfield
Used as an RFC and RAF Home Defence landing ground during the First World War, Kirton-in-Lindsey was built during 1938-40 as an RAF fighter station. It had two grass runways, 10 hardstandings, three grouped C hangars and four over-blister hangars....
Military site : airfield
Opened in 1917 as home to the RFC Aeroplane Experimental Unit, Martlesham Heath became well known during the 1920s-30s as home to the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment. Used as an RAF fighter station from 1939, with only a grass airfield...
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | March 1941 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Delivered | Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 13 March 1941 |
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Delivered to No 8 MU 13-3-41. |
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| Assigned | London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 12 April 1941 |
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Assigned to 74 Sqn 12-4-41. |
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| Presentation Spitfire | London Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH, UK | 12 April 1941 |
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Presentation Spitfire named 'Tasmania III'. |
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| Transferred | Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK | 11 June 1941 |
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Transferred to 602 Sqn (City of Glasgow) 11-6-41. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 August 1941 |
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Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 6-8-41. |
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| Transferred | Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 15 November 1941 |
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Transferred to 306 Sqn [Polish] 15-11-41. |
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| Transferred | Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK | 11 December 1941 |
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Transferred to 308 Sqn [Polish]11-12-41. |
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| Crashed | The Pier, Lytham Saint Annes, Lancashire FY8 2NG, UK | 21 December 1941 |
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Catastrophic structural failure in flight. Probably during the recovery from a dive. The port wing of the Spitfire broke off and the aircraft dived into the sand of the Ribble Estuary. F/O Edmund Krawczynski - killed in a flying accident. 21-12-41. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire, UK | 29 December 1941 |
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Struck Off Charge 29-12-41. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 February 2016 10:57:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 August 2015 18:21:18 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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