AFDU Spitfires [Archive]

AndrewClark

1st Apr 2020, 13:24

Hi folks - I'm hoping that this request might be easier to respond to.

I am looking for any information (apart from their AM.78s, which I have) about the following Spitfires which were used at the AFDU; P7919, P8091, P8177, P8180, P8388, P8440, P8476 and P8503?

As always, any help will be appreciated 😊

megan

2nd Apr 2020, 03:18

All were built at the Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. List of abbreviations here Spitfire abbreviations (http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/abbreviations.html) Aircraft listing production page 007 (http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p007.html)

Listing below in order of Serial, Mark, Engine, History

P7919 IIa MXII 8MU 1-2-41 611S 23-2-41 308S 25-5-41 315S 16-7-41 123S 16-9-41 AFDU 21-2-43 1690Flt 5-3-44 CE 22-11-44

P8091 IIa MXII 24MU 8-3-41 72S 6-5-41 74S 9-7-41 350S 3-12-41 1CRU 25-5-42 AFDU 8-11-42 1690Flt 5-3-44 7PAFU 2-12-44 u/c collapsed on landing Castle Bromwich FAAC 7-1-45 recat E 11-1-45 SOC 18-1-45 to 4936M

P8177 IIa MXII 38MU 11-3-41 65S 30-3-41 122S 20-9-41 154S 25-11-41 1690Flt 29-4-44 CAC ops 14-5-44 CE 22-11-44

P8180 IIa MXII 6MU 16-3-41 65S 30-3-41 122S 10-10-41 131S 14-10-41 57OTU 25-1-42 FAAC 12-12-42 ros 1690Flt 13-7-44 5PAFU 2-11-44 SOC 10-7-45

P8388 IIa MXII 6MU 29-4-41 74S 8-5-41 152S 28-7-41 12OTU 12-5-42 58OTU 1-7-42 FAAC 3-1-44 ros 1690Flt 28-9-44 Engine ran rough and damaged bearers FAAC 10-11-44 recat E 1-12-44

P8440 IIa MXII 33MU 31-5-41 1402Flt 12-9-41 AFDU 14-12-42 air collision with P8468 over base wheels up landing CAC 13-2-43 ros 1690Flt 5-3-44 CE 22-11-44

P8476 IIb MXII 12MU 6-7-41 306S 23-7-41 CACF 12-12-41 FAAC 19-2-42 ros 1CAACU 1-8-42 CAC ops 12-1-43 ros TAF 19-6-43 AFDU 23-10-43 1690Flt 5-3-44

P8503 IIb MXII 12MU 2-5-41 222S 20-5-41 FAAC 14-8-41 315S 27-8-41 266S 7-9-41 124S 16-9-41 54S 18-11-41 FACB 11-12-41 Scottish Aviation 55OTU 31-10-42 AFDU 12-11-42 1690Flt 5-3-44 FAAC 17-11-44 recat E 14-12-44