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.

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Units served with

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

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

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

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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