EN768
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UPL 14220
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb EN768 of the 335th Fighter Squadron.
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.
Supermarine Spitfire EN768 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 39 MU 26-4-42, assigned to 19S 7-6-42, transferred to 121S 16-9-42, transferred to 335th FS USAAF 15-10-42, transferred to 602S 29-6-43, to Air Service Training,
assigned to 234S 'AZ-S' 24-1-44, engine failed aircraft abandoned into sea nr Eddystone Lighthouse 19-6-44, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 26 April 1942 | Delivered to No 39 MU 26-4-42. |
Assigned |
Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset DT2, UK | 7 June 1942 | Assigned to 19 Sqn 7-6-42. |
Other Transferred |
North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | 16 September 1942 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn 16-9-42. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 15 October 1942 | Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 15-10-42. |
Other Transferred |
Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, UK | 29 June 1943 | Transferred to 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn 29-6-43. |
Other Factory repair |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 20 November 1943 - 23 January 1944 | To Air Service Training for repair. |
Assigned |
Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 24 January 1944 | Assigned to 234 Sqn 'AZ-S' 24-1-44. |
Crashed |
Eddystone Lighthouse | 19 June 1944 | Engine failed, aircraft abandoned into sea nr Eddystone Lighthouse 19-6-44. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 20 June 1944 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |