8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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AA841
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire AA841 Mk Vb, Const #2125 Built at Eastleigh.
FF 25-9-41, delivered to No 12 MU 28-9-41, assigned to 412S 9-10-41, transferred to 72S 14-4-42, transferred to 121S 24-5-42, FA Cat B 2-7-42, ROS, Cat A ops 19-8-42, ROS, assigned to 335th Sqn USAAF 1-10-42, u/c collapse on landing Debden Cat B, SOC 20-1-43.
Service
Units
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4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
335th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were... -
No. 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Squadron
'On 14 May 1941, No. 121 was reformed at Kirton-in-Lindsey as the second 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American volunteers. Equipped with Hurricanes, it began defensive patrols in October but in November it converted to Spitfires. It moved to North...
People
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William Daley
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot
William Daley attempted to enlisted from Amarillo, Texas, in the Army Aviation Cadet programme but was rejected. He then went to the Clayton-Knight Committee, and having nearly 200 hours of flying time, was accepted for the RAF, where he graduated a a... -
Spiros Pisanos
Military | Colonel | Pilot
Steve was born in Athens, Greece, in November 1919. Although he desperately wanted to fly, at the age of 18 he discovered that he did not have the academic qualifications required to enter the Greek Air Force Academy. Undaunted, he decided to go to...
Places
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots... -
Kirton-in-Lindsey
Military site : airfield
Used as an RFC and RAF Home Defence landing ground during the First World War, Kirton-in-Lindsey was built during 1938-40 as an RAF fighter station. It had two grass runways, 10 hardstandings, three grouped C hangars and four over-blister hangars....
Events
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| Manufactured | Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | 25 September 1941 |
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Built at Eastleigh. First flew 25-9-41. Factory airfield. |
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| Delivered | Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK | 28 September 1941 |
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Delivered to No 12 MU 28-9-41. |
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| Assigned | Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 9 October 1941 |
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Assigned to 412 Sqn 9-10-41. |
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| Transferred | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 14 April 1942 |
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Transferred to 72 Sqn 14-4-42. |
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| Transferred | North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 24 May 1942 |
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Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 24-5-42. |
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| Crashed | North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 2 July 1942 |
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Flying accident Cat B damage 2-7-42. |
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| Repair On Site ROS | North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 4 July 1942 |
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Repair On Site. 4-7-42. |
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| E/A damaged | Saint-Omer, France | 30 July 1942 |
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Claimed 1 FW190 damaged, St Omer, pilot F/Lt William J Daley. 30-7-42. |
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| Damaged on Op's | North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 19 August 1942 |
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Cat A damage on Op's 19-8-42. |
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| Dieppe Veteran | Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 |
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In action over Dieppe on 19th August 1942. Pilot F/Lt W J Daley. Coded AV-D. |
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| Repair On Site ROS | North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 21 August 1942 |
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Repair On Site. 21-8-42. |
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| E/A damaged | Calais, France | 2 September 1942 |
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Claimed 1 FW190 damaged, E Calais, pilot F/Lt William J Daley. 2-9-42. |
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| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 |
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Assigned to 335th Sqn USAAF 1-10-42. |
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| Crashed | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 January 1943 |
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U/C collapsed on landing Debden, Cat B damage. Pilot Spiros N Pissanos. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 January 1943 |
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Struck Off Charge 22-1-43. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 February 2016 14:15:29 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 August 2015 12:58:21 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events and person associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 August 2015 12:37:56 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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