P8436 Marvi.
Supermarine Spitfire P8436 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered tp No 9 MU 8-5-41, assigned to 602S 3-6-41, transferred to 71S 6-8-41, transferred to 401S 9-9-41, Flying accident Cat B damage 12-9-41, to Westland for repair, assigned to 39MU 8-4-42, to RAF Bovington Converted Mk Va M45 15-5-43, assigned to 67Grp USAAF 30-8-43, to 1 Civilian Repair Unit 1-7-44, SOC 12-10-45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Royal Air Force Museum, Lyssander Ave, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP, UK | 8 May 1941 | Delivered to No 9 MU 8-5-41. |
Assigned |
Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK | 3 June 1941 | Assigned to 602 Sqn (City of Glasgow) 3-6-41. |
Other Presentation Spitfire |
Ayr, South Ayrshire, UK | 3 June 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named 'Marvi'. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 August 1941 | Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 6-8-41. |
Other Transferred |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 9 September 1941 | Transferred to 401 Sqn (RCAF) 9-9-41. |
Crashed |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 12 September 1941 | Flying accident Cat B damage 12-9-41. |
Other Repaired |
Yeovil, Somerset, UK | 13 September 1941 | To Westland for repair. |
Assigned |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 8 April 1942 | Assigned to No 39 MU 8-4-42. |
Other Converted Mk Va |
Bovington, Dorset, UK | 15 May 1943 | RAF Bovington Converted Mk Va M45 15-5-43. |
Assigned |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 30 August 1943 | Assigned to 67Grp USAAF 30-8-43. |
Other Repaired |
Cowley, Oxford, Oxford OX4, UK | 1 July 1944 | 1 Civilian Repair Unit 1-7-44. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 12 October 1945 | Struck Off Charge 12-10-45. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |