AA753
Supermarine Spifire AA753 Mk Vb, Const #2154 Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 30-9-41, assigned to 92S 6-10-41, to Air Service Training for repair 8-1-42, assigned to 403S 2-6-42, transferred to 2nd FS 52nd PG 8AF USAAF 22-8-42, VASM 2-6-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff, assigned to 402S 2-9-43, FA AC 26-11-43, ROS, assigned to 129S 16-2-44, to DeH 10-7-44, transferred to 1687 Flt 30-11-44, to Reid Sigrist for refurb, to Portugal 18-4-47.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 30 September 1941 | Built at Chattis Hill. First Flew 30-9-41. |
Assigned |
6 October 1941 | Assigned to 92 Sqn 6-10-41. | |
Other Factory repair |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 8 January 1942 - 5 March 1942 | To Air Service Training for repair 8-1-42. |
Assigned |
2 June 1942 | Assigned to 403 Sqn 2-6-42. | |
Other Transferred |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 22 August 1942 | Transferred to 2nd FS 52nd PG 8AF USAAF 22-8-42. |
Other Factory mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 2 June 1943 | Vickers Armstrong South Marston 2-6-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff. |
Assigned |
Hawkinge, Kent, UK | 2 September 1943 | Assigned to 402 Sqn (City of Winnipeg) RCAF 2-9-43. |
Crashed |
Hawkinge, Kent, UK | 26 November 1943 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 26-11-43. |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Hawkinge, Kent, UK | 27 November 1943 - 15 February 1944 | Repair On Site. |
Assigned |
Leconfield, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17, UK | 16 February 1944 | Assigned to 129 Sqn (Mysore) 16-2-44. |
Other Prop trials ? |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 10 July 1944 | To de Havilland prop trials ? 10-7-44. |
Other Transferred |
Cammeringham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN1, UK | 30 November 1944 | Transferred to 1687 (Bomber) Defence Training Flight 30-11-44. |
Other Factory refurb |
Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire LE9, UK | 10 January 1947 | To Reid Sigrist for refurb. |
Other Shipped overseas |
Portugal | 18 April 1947 | To Portugal 18-4-47. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
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