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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire P8447 Mk IIb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 37 MU 18-6-41, assigned to 308S 15-9-41, transferred to 616S 6-10-41, transferred to 133S 18-11-41, transferred to 134S 31-12-41, transferred to 53 OTU 7-6-42, hit tree Gowley Farm Llancarfan Glam Cat AC 9-2-43
SOC.
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
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.
Military site : airfield
RAF Duxford, now a museum and still a working airfield, was operated by the USAAF from 1943 to 1945. The base was briefly the home of the 350th Fighter Group in late 1942, but it was not until April 1943 that it became a fully American station when the...
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | June 1941 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Delivered | Burtonwood, Warrington, UK | 18 June 1941 |
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Delivered to No 37 MU 18-6-41. |
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| Assigned | Northolt, Greater London, UK | 15 September 1941 |
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Assigned to 308 "City of Kraków" Polish Sqn 15-9-41. |
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| Transferred | Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex PO18, UK | 6 October 1941 |
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Transferred to 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn 6-10-41. |
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| Transferred | Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QP, UK | 18 November 1941 |
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Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 18-11-41. |
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| Transferred | Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10, UK | 31 December 1941 |
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Transferred to 134S 31-12-41. |
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| Transferred | Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 7 June 1942 |
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Transferred to 53 OTU 7-6-42. |
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| Crashed | Llancarfan, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62, UK | 9 February 1943 |
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Hit a tree whilst low flying, crashed and burned out at Gowlog Farm Llancarfan Glamorgan Cat AC damage 9-2-43. Fate of pilot unknown. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 10 February 1943 |
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Struck Off Charge. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 February 2016 09:00:58 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 January 2016 13:54:22 | 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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