BS140

Supermarine Spitfire BS140 Mk IX, Built at Eastleigh.

FF 14-8-42, assigned to 133S 17-8-42

Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Brest Peninsula and crashed near Guingamp, France 26-9-42 P/O Gene P Neville killed.

This aircraft was originally assigned to 133 Squadron RAF but was transferred to 8th Air Force, 4th Fighter group, 336 Squadron on 22-August-1942. The aircraft was flown by 2Lt Gene P. Neville in escort of American bombers attacking the German airfield of Porjeau at Morlaix, France. The aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Brest Peninsula and crashed near Guingamp, France, Lt. Neville was KIA.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885129
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK 14 August 1942 Built at Eastleigh. First flew 14-8-42.

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 17 August 1942 Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 17-8-42.

Crashed

Guingamp, France 26 September 1942 Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Brest Peninsula and crashed near Guingamp, France 26-9-42 P/O Gene P Neville killed.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 27 September 1942 Struck Off Charge.

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Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014 Correction of typo in description

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Sources

Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014 "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC); Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Operations_Group