EN126
Supermarine Spitfire EN126 Mk IX Const #3589, Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 6-11-42, assigned to 336th FS USAAF 8-11-42, transferred to 331S 'FN-H' 23-11-42, to AST 7-3-43 mods, assigned to 165S 23-2-44, transferred to 131S 19-3-44, Fighter Leaders School 29-8-44, FA Cat AC 15-11-44, ROS, to Central Fighter Est, FA Cat AC 3-12-45, ROS, SOC, Sold scrap H Bath 27-10-49.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 6 November 1942 | Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 6-11-42. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 8 November 1942 | Assigned to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 8-11-42. |
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Other Transferred |
North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | 23 November 1942 | Transferred to 331 Sqn (Norwegian) coded 'FN-H' 23-11-42. |
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Other E/A damaged |
Dieppe, France | 3 February 1943 | Fw190 damaged, E Dieppe, pilot Capt Bjorn BjornStad. |
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Other Factory mods |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 7 March 1943 | To Air Service Training 7-3-43 for mods. |
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Other E/A damaged |
Berck, France | 13 March 1943 | Fw190 damaged Berck, pilot Sgt Sverre Nicolaus Larsen. |
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Other Combat damage |
Caen, France | 13 April 1943 | Circus 282 A/C damaged on Op's, pilot Sq Ldr Helge Olrik Mehre. 13-4-43. |
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Other E/A damaged |
Caen, France | 13 April 1943 | Fw190 damaged S Caen, pilot Sq Ldr Helge Olrik Mehre. 13-4-43. |
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Assigned |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 23 February 1944 | Assigned to 165 (Ceylon) Sqn 23-2-44. |
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Other Transferred |
Harrowbeer Ln, Yelverton, Devon PL20, UK | 19 March 1944 | Transferred to 131 (County of Kent) Sqn 19-3-44. |
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Other Transferred |
Milfield, Wooler, Northumberland NE71, UK | 29 August 1944 | Transferred to Fighter Leaders School 29-8-44. |
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Crashed |
Milfield, Wooler, Northumberland NE71, UK | 15 November 1944 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 15-11-44. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Milfield, Wooler, Northumberland NE71, UK | 16 November 1944 - 15 January 1945 | Repair On Site. |
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Other Transferred |
West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21, UK | 16 January 1945 | Transferred to Central Fighter Est. |
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Crashed |
West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21, UK | 3 December 1945 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 3-12-45. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21, UK | 4 December 1945 - 10 February 1946 | Repair On Site. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21, UK | 26 October 1949 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Other Sold for scrap |
England, UK | 27 October 1949 | Sold for scrap H. Bath 27-10-49. |
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 and Clive Williams.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002n_mehre_m.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/002n_larsen_s_n.php