R7147
Supermarine Spitfire R7147 Mk Ia, Const #1475, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 22-Feb-41
8MU 23-Feb-41
Converted to PR Mk III Type C
1 PRU 22-May-41
FA Cat CB damage 22-Jun-41
1 Civilian Repair Unit
USAAC Bovington 14-Aug-42
FA Cat AC damage 11-Feb-44
recat E 16-Aug-44
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Units served with
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK | 14 August 1942 | USAAC Bovington 14-Aug-42. |
Crashed |
Horham, Eye, Suffolk IP21, UK | 10 November 1942 | Landing accident Mechanical Failure RAF Horham, Suffolk Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Bernie Lay, 10-Nov-42. HQ Sqn VIII BC |
Crashed |
Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK | 11 February 1944 | FA Cat AC damage. Taxiing accident Bovingdon/Sta 112 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt O'Neil Norris. 11-Feb-44. Hq Sqn 8AF. |
Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |
Revisions
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Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=R7147&Submit4=Go