R6720
Supermarine Spitfire R6720 Mk Ia Const #774, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 12-Jun-40
12MU 13-Jun-40
222S 10-Jul-40
shot down force-landed nr Bekesbourne Kent P/O Assheton safe 30-Aug-40
Cunliffe-Owen repair 3-Sep-40
8MU 22-Dec-40
Converted to Mk Va Merlin 45 22-Dec-40
130S 21-Oct-41
134S 25-Dec-41
133S 25-Dec-41
116S 6-Nov-42
288S 15-Jan-43
Flying accident Cat AC 31-Jan-43
Repair On Site
to 5425M 4-Jul-50
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 52nd Fighter Group No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 25 December 1941 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 25-Dec-41. |
Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |