W3379
Supermarine Spitfire W3379 Mk Va Const #1768, Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 13-6-41, Delivered to No 33 MU 15-6-41, assigned to 603S 28-7-41
transferred to 145S 18-11-41, transferred to 134S 19-12-41, transferred to 133S 28-12-41,
transferred to 134S 31-12-41, transferred to 133S 2-1-42, hit snowdrift on take-off and overturned Kirton-in-Lindsey Cat CB 5-2-42, ASTH recat E 20-5-42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 13 June 1941 | Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 13-6-41. |
Delivered |
Lyneham, Wiltshire, UK | 15 June 1941 | Delivered to No 33 MU 15-6-41. |
Assigned |
Kenley, Greater London, UK | 28 July 1941 | Assigned to 603 'City of Glasgow' Sqn 28-7-41. |
Other E/A Probable |
Dunkirk, France | 4 September 1941 | Bf109F Probable 10 miles SE Dunkirk. Pilot P/O John Hurst. |
Other Transferred |
Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10, UK | 18 November 1941 | Transferred to 145S 18-11-41. |
Other Transferred |
Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10, UK | 19 December 1941 | Transferred to 134S 19-12-41. |
Other Transferred |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 28 December 1941 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 28-12-41. |
Other Transferred |
Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10, UK | 31 December 1941 | Transferred to 134S 31-12-41. |
Other Transferred |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 2 January 1942 | Transferred to 133S 2-1-42. |
Crashed |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 5 February 1942 | Hit snowdrift on take-off and overturned Kirton-in-Lindsey Cat CB damage 5-2-42. |
Other Factory for repair |
Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, UK | 20 May 1942 | To Air Service Training recat E damage DBR 20-5-42. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 21 May 1942 | Struck Off Charge |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.