History:
FF 23-5-42 Type 358 First Super LIIC to Navy Deld VA Eastleigh to A Flt RAE 19-6-42 (handling catapult) Worthy Down 6-7-42 VA Winkfield Row 27-7-42 778Sq Arbroath 11-9-42 (ship's trls) Hawker 14-9-42 VA Worthy Down 17-9-42 778Sq Arbroath 21-9-42 A Sqn AAEE 13-10-42 (high speed perf with 30-gallon overload tank) VA Worthy Down 27-10-42 (cv to prototype MkIII) ff 2-11-42 Mkrs trls as dev aircraft AAEE 14-1-43 (t/o and land trls of folding wing with normal and clipped wings fitted. CG load. Merlin 46/Rotol 4-blade prop trls with clipped wings and 4 x 20mm Hispano Mk II cannon) A Flt RAE 4-2-43 778Sq Arbroath/Crail 6-2-43 RA.E 19-6-43 Worthy Down 23-6-43 AAEE 12-43 Run into by Welkin DX282 Boscombe Down CB 21-1-44 ASTH riw 8-5-44 To RAE 6-44 fitted temp and tropical air filter 761Sq Henstridge 9-44 to 12-44 Taxied into stationary aircraft damaged wingtip Cat X1 9-9-44 SubLt FP Curry
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Spitfire Production