BR638
Supermarine Spitfire BR638 Mk IX, Built at Rolls Royce Hucknall.
FF 5-8-42, assigned to 133S 10-8-42, Circus to Morlaix Ran out of fuel due to unforecast weather conditions and complete overcast and force landed in Brittany 26-9-42 pilot F/O George B Sperry POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885120
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manufactured |
Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK | 5 August 1942 | Built at Rolls Royce Hucknall. R-RH Cv IX M61. First flew 5-8-42. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 August 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 10-8-42. |
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Crashed |
Brittany, France | 26 September 1942 | Circus to Morlaix Ran out of fuel and force landed in Brittany 26-9-42 pilot F/O George B Sperry POW. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 September 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/the-morlaix-show.html
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/the-morlaix-show.html