BL376 Stinky
Supermarine Spitfire BL376 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 5 MU 12-12-41, assigned to 71S 31-12-41, Cat AC damage on Ops 27-2-42
ROS, assigned to 334thFS USAAF 1-10-42, Cat AC damage on Ops 15-12-42, ROS
assigned to 335thFS 28-1-43, ROS, assigned to 315S 22-9-43, VASM 22-12-43 fuel syst mods, assigned to 278S 18-4-44, transferred to 376S 18-1-45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
RAF Lyneham Flying Club, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6BA, UK | 12 December 1941 | Delivered to No 5 MU 12-12-41. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 31 December 1941 | Assigned to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF 31-12-41 |
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Other Combat damage |
27 February 1942 | Cat AC damage on Op's 27-2-42. | |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 February 1942 - 30 April 1942 | Repair On Site. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 1-10-42. |
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Other Combat damage |
15 December 1942 | Cat AC damage on Ops 15-12-42. | |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 December 1942 - 27 January 1943 | Repair On Site. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 January 1943 | Assigned to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 28-1-43. |
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 March 1943 | Crash Landing Engine Failure Debden/Sta 356 Cat 3 damage pilot Spiros N Pissanos, 1-3-43. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 March 1943 - 21 September 1943 | Repair On Site. |
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Assigned |
Llanbedr, Llanbedr, Gwynedd LL45, UK | 22 September 1943 | Assigned to 315 Sqn (City of Deblin) Polish 22-9-43. |
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Other Factory Mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 22 December 1943 - 17 April 1944 | Vickers Armstrong South Marston 22-12-43 fuel syst mods. |
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Assigned |
Drem, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39, UK | 18 April 1944 | Assigned to 278 Sqn 18-4-44. |
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Other Transferred |
Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK | 18 January 1945 | Transferred to 376 FS, 361st FG, 8th AF 18-1-45. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
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