BM193
Supermarine Spitfire BM193 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory
Delivered to No 12 MU 10-3-42, assigned to 457S 27-3-42, transferred to 611S 30-5-42, transferred to 71S 3-8-42, transferred to 334th FS USAAF 1-10-42, Engine cut ditched off Clacton Essex 20-10-42, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885178
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Kirkbride, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK | 10 March 1942 | Delivered to No 12 MU 10-3-42. |
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Assigned |
Redhill, Surrey, UK | 27 March 1942 | Assigned to 457 Sqn (RAAF) 27-3-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Drem, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39, UK | 30 May 1942 | Transferred to 611 Sqn 30-5-42. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Saint-Omer, France | 8 June 1942 | Fw190 damaged St Omer, pilot Fl Lt Graham Michael. |
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Other E/A Kill |
Cap d'Antifer, 76280 La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer, France | 20 June 1942 | Fw190 Kill Cap de Antifer, pilot Fl Lt Graham Michael. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 3 August 1942 | Transferred to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 3-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 1-10-42. |
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Crashed |
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, UK | 20 October 1942 | Engine cut on convoy patrol ditched off Clacton Essex 20-10-42. Pilot 2nd Lt Anthony J Seaman KIA. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 21 October 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
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 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams