P7686 Tyrone

Supermarine Spitfire P7686 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to 24MU 24-11-40, assigned to 19S 1-12-40, transferred to 603S 6-12-40, Flying accident Cat 2 damage 21-12-40, to Air Servcie Training, assigned to 152S 3-3-41, transferred to 266S 5-7-41, to No 1 Civilian Repair Unit 9-9-41, Converted to Mk Va Merlin 45, assigned to 2USAAF 2PS 52PG 8AF 22-5-42, transferred to 332S 8-11-42, transferred to 61 OTU 7-12-44, SOC 19-7-45.

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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

Ternhill, Market Drayton, Shropshire TF9, UK 24 November 1940 Delivered to No 24 MU 24-11-40.

Assigned

Duxford Airfield (QFO), Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR, UK 1 December 1940 Assigned to 19 Sqn 1-12-40.

Other

Belfast Telegraph Fund Spitfires

Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK 1 December 1940 Named 'Tyrone' as one of the 17 Belfast Telegraph Fund Spitfires.

Other

Transferred

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 6 December 1940 Transferred to 603 Sqn (City of Edinburgh) 6-12-40.

Crashed

Hornchurch, Greater London, UK 21 December 1940 Flying accident Cat 2 21-12-40.

Other

Repaired

Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK 22 December 1940 To Air Service Training.

Assigned

Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset DT2, UK 3 March 1941 Assigned to 152 Sqn (Hyderabad) 3-3-41.

Other

Transferred

Royal Air Force Wittering, Peterborough, Peterborough, UK 5 July 1941 Transferred to 266 Sqn (Rhodesia) 5-7-41.

Other

Repaired

Cowley, Oxford, Oxford OX4, UK 9 September 1941 To No 1 Civilian Repair Unit 9-9-41.

Other

Converted Mk Va

Cowley, Oxford, Oxford OX4, UK 9 September 1941 - 21 May 1942 Converted to Mk Va Merlin 45.

Assigned

England, UK 22 May 1942 Assigned to 2nd PS, 52FG, 8AF 22-5-42.

Other

Transferred

North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK 8 November 1942 Transferred to 332 Sqn 8-11-42.

Other

Transferred

Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK 7 December 1944 Transferred to 61 OTU 7-12-44.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK 19 July 1945 Struck Off Charge 19-7-45.

Manufactured

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

Revisions

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Sources

Leo McKinstrys book 'Portrait of a Legend - Spitfire' Belfast Telegraph Fund Spitfires Details.

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.

Date
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Sources

Spitfire Production List.