JK729
Supermarine Spitfire JK729 Mk Vc, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 33 MU 27-2-43, transferred to No 82 MU 7-3-43, to Fort Livingstone 20-3-43, to Gibraltar 12-4-43, to NW Africa 30-4-43, Landing accident Bone Les Salines AF, ALG Cat 3, pilot Lt Arthur G Johnson Jr 2FS 52PG 12AF 11-1-44, No Further Trace.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Lyneham, Wiltshire, UK | 27 February 1943 | Delivered to No 33 MU 27-2-43 |
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Other Transferred |
Lichfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK | 7 March 1943 | Transferred to No 82 MU 7-3-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Fort Pelly Livingstone Museum, Pelly, SK S0A, Canada | 20 March 1943 | To Fort Livingstone 20-3-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Gibraltar | 12 April 1943 | To Gibraltar 12-4-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Rabat, Morocco | 30 April 1943 | To NW Africa 30-4-43. |
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Crashed |
Salinas de Bone, Echatt, Algeria | 11 January 1944 | Landing accident Bone Les Salines AF, Algeria Cat 3, pilot Lt Arthur G Johnson Jr 2FS 52PG 12AF 11-1-44. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other No Further Trace NFT |
No Further Trace. |
Revisions
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Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=JK729