P7610 Jersey

Supermarine Spitfire P7610 Mk IIa. Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory, delivered to No 6 MU 9-11-40, assigned to 41 Sqn RAF 19-11-40, transferred to 54 Sqn RAF 22-2-41,

Crashed into hangar 3-4-41, transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 10-8-41, transferred to 401 Sqn 19-9-41, transferred to 302 Sqn 13-10-41, transferred to 417 Sqn 4-1-42, transferred to No 58 OTU 6-5-42, CAC ops 11-7-43 Repair On Site

U/C leg collapsed on landing RAF Balado Bridge, Scotland, Cat E damage, written off 24-9-43

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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

Delivered

RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX, UK 9 November 1940 Delivered to No 6 MU 9-11-40.

Assigned

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 19 November 1940 Assigned to 41 Sqn RAF 19-11-40.

Other

Transferred

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 22 February 1941 Transferred to 54 Sqn RAF 22-2-41.

Crashed

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 3 April 1941 Crashed into hangar 3-4-41.

Other

Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 10 August 1941 Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 10-8-41.

Other

Transferred

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 19 September 1941 Transferred to 401 Sqn 19-9-41.

Other

Transferred

Duxford Airfield (QFO), Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR, UK 13 October 1941 Transferred to 302 Sqn [Polish] 13-10-41

Other

Transferred

RAF Charmy Down, Somerset, UK 4 January 1942 Transferred to 417 Sqn 4-1-42.

Other

Transferred

Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK 6 May 1942 Transferred to No 58 OTU 6-5-42.

Other

Repair On Site

England, UK 11 July 1943 Cat AC damage on Op's 11-7-43 Repair On Site.

Crashed

Balado Park, Kinross, Kinross-shire KY13 0NW, UK 24 September 1943 Under carriage leg collapsed on landing RAF Balado Bridge, Scotland. 24-9-43.

Other

Written Off

Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK 25 September 1943 Cat E damage, written off 24-9-43.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Grangemouth, Falkirk, UK 25 September 1943 Struck Off Charge.

Manufactured

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

Revisions

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.