W3801 Popocatapetl I
Supermarine Spitfire W3801 Mk Vb, Const # 1995, Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 23-8-41, delivered to No 39 MU 27-8-41, assigned to 71S 2-9-41, missing from sweep to St.Omer 7-9-41 F/O Eugene Quimby 'Red' Tobin KIA. Crashed near Boulogne, he was victim of a BF-109 from JG26.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: 81622
- Highest Rank: Flying Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Lane, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 23 August 1941 | Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 23-8-41. Factory airfield. |
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Delivered |
27 August 1941 | Delivered to No 39 MU 27-8-41. | |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 September 1941 | Assigned to 71 Eagle] Sqn 2-9-41. |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 September 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named 'Popocatapetl I'. |
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Crashed |
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 7 September 1941 | Missing from sweep to St.Omer 7-9-41. F/O Eugene Quimby 'Red' Tobin KIA. Crashed near Boulogne, he was victim of a BF-109 from JG26. |