W3837 Evening Telegraph

Supermarine Spitfire W3837 MK Vb Const #2040, Built at Eastleigh.

First Flew 4-Sep-41

38 MU 7-Sep-41

266S 13-Sep-41

312S 7-Jun-42

243S 2-Sep-42

Scottish Aviation 19-Nov-42

66S 12-May-43

312S 29-Jun-43

Flying accident Cat AC damage 26-Aug-43

Repair On Site

504S 6-Oct-43

67Grp USAAF 6-Jan-44

Air Service Training 10-Mar-44

53 Operational Training Unit 5-Sep-44

Struck Off Charge 22-May-45

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Units served with

Places

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 109th Reconnaissance Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Presentation Spitfire

England, UK 13 September 1941 Presentation Spitfire named Evening Telegraph.

Other

Transferred

Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK 6 January 1944 Transferred to 109TRS, 67TRG 9AF USAAF 6-Jan-44.

Crashed

Hawarden, Deeside, Flintshire CH5, UK 8 January 1944 Landing accident RAF Hawarden Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Frank M Robinson, 8-Jan-44. Collided with Spitfire Mk Vb AR393 of the same unit, landing. 109TRS 67TRG 9AF.