R6904
Supermarine Spitfire R6904 Mk Ia Const #863, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 8-Jul-40 (CMG)
6MU 10-Jul-40
cannon wing fitted
19S 13-Jul-40
Vickers Armstrong 25-Aug-40
Converted to Mk Vb
Air Fighting Development Unit Northolt 27-Sep-40
19S 30-Oct-40
service trials
92S 22-Jan-41
Rolls Royce Hucknall 16-Feb-41 Merlin 45 install
Air Service Training 25-Jul-41
615S 24-Sep-41
65S 6-Oct-41
121S 9-Jan-42
Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-Jun-42
306S 18-Jun-42
Missing from ground attack mission nr St. Omer hit by Flak 22-Aug-42 Fl/Sgt Zdzislaw Horn KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other E/A Damaged |
English Channel | 26 April 1941 | Bf109F damaged English Channel pilot Fl Lt Neville F Duke. |
|
Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 9 January 1942 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 9-Jan-42. |
|
Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |
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.