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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire P8758 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
12MU 1-Jul-41
General Aircraft Ltd 6-Nov-41
133S 14-Jun-42
306S 16-May-43
316S 1-Oct-43
316S 25-Dec-43
63S 27-Apr-44
Flying accident Cat AC damage 5-Jul-44
Repair On Site
Cat AC damage on Ops 5-Sep-44
Repair On Site
1665 CU 7-Mar-45
Struck Off Charge CE 12-Dec-45
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...
| Event | Location | Date |
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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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| Assigned | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 14 June 1942 |
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Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 14-Jun-42. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 25 February 2016 09:02:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
| Sources | ||
Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 February 2016 10:08:03 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
| Sources | ||
Spitfire Production List. |
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