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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire P8267 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 30-3-41, assigned to 54S 21-4-41, transferred to 111S 2-6-41
last flew with 111S 30-8-41, with 111 Sqn converting to FV's, Sgt Fowler of 4 ADF was delivering aircraft from 4 MU Hawarden to 133S Eglinton on 16-12-41, lost force-landed in Eire, Interned and repatriated in 1943, Shorts 20-7-43, assigned to 61OTU 25-2-44, crashed Bradley nr Wrexham CE 15-5-44
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
Built for the RAF in 1940-41, Eighth Air Force lodger units moved in in 1942. The 52nd Fighter Group and 82nd Fighter Group used the airfield, before the Royal Navy moved in and occupied the base until 1959. Partly closed, it was still used by the...
| Event | Location | Date |
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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 | 30 March 1941 |
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Delivered to No 8 MU 30-3-41. |
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| Assigned | Hornchurch, Greater London, UK | 21 April 1941 |
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Assigned to 54S 21-4-41. |
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| Transferred | Dyce, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, UK | 2 June 1941 – 30 August 1941 |
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Transferred to 111S 2-6-41. Last flew with 111S 30-8-41. |
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| Force-landed | Donegal, Ireland | 16 December 1941 |
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Sgt Guy Duncan Fowler of 4 ADF was delivering aircraft from 4 MU Hawarden to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Eglinton on 16-12-41 lost force-landed in Eire. |
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| Interned / repatriated | Eire | 16 December 1941 – 19 July 1943 |
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Interned and repatriated in 1943. |
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| Factory refurb | Belfast, Belfast, UK | 20 July 1943 |
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To Shorts 20-7-43. |
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| Assigned | Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 25 February 1944 |
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Assigned to 61 OTU 25-2-44. |
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| Crashed | Bradley, Wrexham, Wrexham, UK | 15 May 1944 |
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Dived into the ground at Bradley nr Wrexham from an aerobatics practice flight at high altitude. Pilot loss of consciousness due to oxygen starvation. 15-5-44. W/O Stanislaw Boleslaw Mieczyslawkos PAF - killed. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | 16 May 1944 | |
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Struck Off Charge. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 February 2016 09:33:55 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 January 2016 18:20:05 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
| Sources | ||
Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 January 2016 17:11:22 | 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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