History:
FF 16-8-40 6MU 20-8-40 first with 'B' wing Type 340 AMDP EA 30-8-40 RAE 3-9-40 AAEE 20-10-40 1CRU new eng 8MU 15-11-40 AFDU Duxford 11-1-41 R-RH M45 fitt redesignate FVB 10-2-41 92Sq 16-2-41 service trls e/f crashed Maidstone 19-3-41 SqLdr J Rankin safe AST 411Sq 8-11-41 AAEE 1-42 R/T function trls at high alt with R7120 (FVI) 242Sq 25-9-42 VASM fuel syst mods wing stiff 5-4-43 118Sq 2-7-43 64Sq 25-9-43 Loss of power struck telegraph pole in f/l nr Loddiswell S Devon CE SOC 3-7-44 F/O WA Smart (RCAF)+
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Spitfire Production