PL790

Supermarine Spitfire PL790 PR Mk XI, Built at Aldermaston.

Benson 6-4-44

14th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF USAAF 20-4-44.



15th June 1944 1st Lt. Robert W. Dideriksen flew Spitfire PR Mk XI, serial number PL790, to cover recon targets at Evere/Fauville and Coulommiers. He was intercepted by Me-109’s near Paris and killed in action.

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Robert Warren Dideriksen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044637
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Royal Air Force Station, Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 6AB, UK 6 April 1944 Delivered to RAF Benson 6-4-44.

Assigned

Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK 20 April 1944 Assigned to 14th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF USAAF 20-4-44.

Crashed

Failed To Return FTR

Paris, France 15 June 1944 1st Lt. Robert W. Dideriksen flew Spitfire PR Mk XI, serial number PL790, to cover recon targets at Evere/Fauville and Coulommiers. He was intercepted by Me-109’s near Paris and killed in action. 15th June 1944. MACR 5671.

Manufactured

Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire RG7, UK Built at Aldermaston.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Spitfire Production List.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Amendment to unit

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Details merged from duplicate entry to include information from MACR 5671 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM Database.