BL688
Supermarine Spitfire BL688 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
9 MU 25-Jan-42
132S 13-Mar-42
CAC ops 16-Mar-42
610S 14-Oct-42
335FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 11-Mar-43
501S 23-Mar-43
air collision with Spitfire P8741 landing Ballyhalbert Cat CA damage 12-Apr-43
Controller Research and Development Rolls Royce 14-Jul-43
Scottish Aviation 9-Oct-43
316S 31-Feb-44
63S 1-May-44
Flying accident Cat AC damage 4-Nov-44
Air Service Training 16-Nov-44
58 Operational Training Unit 16-Mar-45
crashed Walmersley nr Bury Lancs 29-May-45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 11 March 1943 | Transferred to 335FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 11-3-43. |
Crashed |
Walmersley, Bury, Bury BL9, UK | 29 May 1945 | Engine failure. Crashed Walmersley nr Bury Lancs 29-May-45. Pilot Sgt Zygmunt Bauerek KIA. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash-sites-5/spitfire-bl688/