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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire P8276 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 7-4-41, assigned to 74S 22-4-41, transferred to 616S 3-7-41, transferred to 411S 17-7-41, transferred to 121S 2-10-41, transferred to 340S 11-11-41, transferred to 58OTU 5-5-42, flew into high ground with AR254 and X4614 near the top of King’s Seat in the Ochils, north of Dollar, Clackmannanshire CE 16-1-43, SOC.
Squadron
'On 14 May 1941, No. 121 was reformed at Kirton-in-Lindsey as the second 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American volunteers. Equipped with Hurricanes, it began defensive patrols in October but in November it converted to Spitfires. It moved to North...
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces.
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | April 1941 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Delivered | Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 7 April 1941 |
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Delivered to No 8 MU 7-4-41. |
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| Assigned | Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 22 April 1941 |
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Assigned to 74S 22-4-41. |
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| Transferred | Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex PO18, UK | 3 July 1941 |
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Transferred to 616S 3-7-41. |
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| Transferred | Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 17 July 1941 |
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Transferred to 411 RCAF Sqn 17-7-41. |
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| Transferred | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 2 October 1941 |
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Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 2-10-41. |
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| Transferred | Turnhouse Rd, Birmingham, West Midlands B35, UK | 11 November 1941 |
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Transferred to 340 'Ile-de-France' Free French Squadron 11-11-41. |
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| Transferred | Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK | 5 May 1942 |
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Transferred to 58 OTU 5-5-42. |
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| Crashed | Clackmannanshire, UK | 16 January 1943 |
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Three Spitfires from 58 OTU RAF (Grangemouth) were on a flying exercise were diverted due to bad weather. They were ordered to land at Balado but because of an accident there they made for Perth. En route and still in formation flew into high ground with AR254 and X4614, near the top of King’s Seat in the Ochils, north of Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Cat CE damage 16-1-43. F/O Hugh G ’Bud’ Reynolds RCAF and Fl/Sgt Gordon M Duda RCAF KIA. Sgt Vincent P Daly RAAF [P8276] Survived the crash. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK | 17 January 1943 |
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Struck Off Charge. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 February 2016 21:31:24 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 January 2016 11:30:52 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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