AB827

Supermarine Spitfire AB827 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 37 MU 24-8-41, assigned to 71S 10-9-41, missing from ground attack mission 20-10-41.

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Units served with

People

Oscar Hoffman Coen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885105
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 10 September 1941 Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 10-9-41.

Other

E/A Probable

Mazingarbe, France 27 September 1941 Bf109E probable Mazingarbe, pilot P/O Oscar H Coen. 27-9-41.

Other

E/A Kill

Dunkirk, France 16 October 1941 Hs126 destroyed 5 miles SE Dunkirk, P/O Carroll W McColpin. 16-10-41.

Crashed

Calais, France 20 October 1941 Missing from ground attack mission 20-10-41. Pilot P/O Oscar H Coen was flying a two ship low-level Rhubarb flight looking for "targets of opportunity" over Calais. He was hit by the debris from a train he had just attacked and forced to bale out a few miles south of the town. He hurt both ankles in the landing but still managed to walk about 3 miles before finding someone to help him. He managed to evade capture and via the Resistance to return to England via the Pyrenees and the Barcelona Consulate.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

21 October 1941 Struck Off Charge. 21-10-41.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. 8-41.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://www.conscript-heroes.com/Art18-The-Big-Party-960.htm
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://www.conscript-heroes.com/Art18-The-Big-Party-960.htm
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2
By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://www.conscript-heroes.com/Art18-The-Big-Party-960.htm
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2
By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams