AB812
Supermarine Spitfire AB812 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 6 MU 20-8-41, assigned to 71S 26-8-41, Flying accident Cat AC 27-3-42, fuel syst mods wing stiff, assigned to 65S 16-4-42, transferred to 132S 23-5-42, transferred to 302S 28-6-42, Cat E 30-6-42, ROS, assigned to 306S 3-10-42, FA Cat AC 1-1-44, ROS, Heston Aircraft Ltd major repair 18-3-44, assigned to 1 Air Gunners School 5-2-45, SOC 3-9-46.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885115
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX, UK | 20 August 1941 | Delivered to No 6 MU 20-8-41. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 August 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 26-8-41. |
Other E/A Kill |
Dunkirk, France | 19 September 1941 | Bf109F destroyed Dunkirk-Dover, pilot F/O Gregory A 'Gus' Daymond. 19-9-41. |
Other E/A Probable |
Dunkirk, France | 19 September 1941 | Bf109F probable Dunkirk-Dover, pilot F/O Gregory A 'Gus' Daymond. 19-9-41. |
Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 March 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC 27-3-42. |
Other Factory for Mods |
28 March 1942 - 15 April 1942 | Repairs plus Fuel syst mods and wing stiff mods. | |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 April 1942 | Assigned to 65 Sqn 16-4-42. |
Other Transferred |
Skeabrae, Orkney, Orkney KW17, UK | 23 May 1942 | Transferred to 132 Sqn 23-5-42. |
Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 28 June 1942 | Transferred to 302 (City of Poznan) Polish Sqn 28-6-42. |
Other Damaged |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 30 June 1942 | Cat E damage 30-6-42. |
Assigned |
Northolt, Greater London, UK | 3 October 1942 | Assigned to 306 Sqn (City of Torun) Polish 3-10-42. |
Crashed |
Northolt, Greater London, UK | 1 January 1944 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 1-1-44 |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Northolt, Greater London, UK | 2 January 1944 - 17 March 1944 | Repair On Site. |
Other Factory major repair |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 18 March 1944 | Heston Aircraft Ltd major repair 18-3-44. |
Assigned |
Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, UK | 5 February 1945 | Assigned to 1 Air Gunners School 5-2-45. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, UK | 3 September 1946 | Struck Off Charge 3-9-46. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | Repair On Site. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One, Volume 2
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One, Volume 2