AB896
Supermarine Spitfire AB896 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
delivered to No 45 MU 10-8-41, assigned to 71S 27-8-41, transferred to 403S 31-12-41, transferred to 131S 10-5-42, transferred to 5th PS, 52nd FG, 8th AF USAAF 5-9-42, transferred to No 215 MU 7-11-42, loaded onto SS Baron Inchcape 18-12-42, to USSR 24-3-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
10 August 1941 | Delivered to No 45 MU 10-8-41. | |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 August 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 27-8-41. |
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Other Transferred |
31 December 1942 | Transferred to 403 Sqn 31-12-41. | |
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Other Transferred |
10 May 1942 | Transferred to 131 Sqn 10-5-42. | |
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Other Transferred |
5 September 1942 | Transferred to 5th PS, 52nd FG, 8th AF USAAF 5-9-42. | |
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Other Transferred |
7 November 1942 | Transferred to No 215 MU 7-11-42. | |
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Other Loaded SS Baron Inchcape |
Loch Ewe, United Kingdom | 18 December 1942 | Loaded onto SS Baron Inchcape 18-12-42. |
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Other Shipped Overseas |
Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | 24 March 1943 | To Murmansk or Arkhangelsk, USSR 24-3-43. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |