BM418

Supermarine Spitfire BM418 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

45 MU 5-4-42

37 MU 9-4-42

133S 10-5-42

Cat AC damage on Op's 1-6-42

Repair On Site

72S 15-6-42

65S 4-8-42

165S 'SK-L' 23-9-42

undershot landing Tangmere crashed Cat CE damage 16-12-42

Air Service Training recat B Merlin 46 install

Vickers Armstrong South Marston 19-7-43 fuel syst elevator and rudder mods wing stiffened Mk III IFF Merlin 45 install

306S 24-4-44

278S 26-5-44

Struck Off Charge 27-6-46.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 10 May 1942 Assigned to 133[Eagle] Sqn RAF 10-5-42.

Other

Combat damage

1 June 1942 Cat AC damage on Op's 1-Jun-42.

Other

Repair On Site

Biggin Hill, Greater London, UK 2 June 1942 - 5 July 1942 Repair On Site.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Spitfire Production List.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Spitfire Production List.