W3229

Supermarine Spitfire W3229 Mk Vb, Const #1729, Built at High Post Aircraft Factory.

FF 31-5-41, delivered to No 9 MU 7-6-41, assigned to 72S 8-7-41, Heston Aircraft Ltd 7-8-41, assigned to 306S 3-9-41, transferred to 303S 6-10-41, Cat AC 17-2-42, to Air Service Training, assigned to 4th FG USAAF 12-8-42, LAC, ROS, LAC, ROS, to RNDA 23-2-44, to Cunliffe-Owen 30-4-44, assigned to 808S 6-44 to 7-44, to RNAS Yeovilton 22-7-44, transferred to 761S Henstridge 6-44 to 12-44, returned to RAF 12-6-45, to 5572M, 1PATP 11-45, to Armee de l'Air 16-3-46.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-439679
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot ; Operations Officer

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Manufactured

High Post, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4, UK 31 May 1941 Built at High Post Aircraft Factory. First flew 31-5-41.

Delivered

7 June 1941 Delivered to No 9 MU 7-6-41.

Assigned

8 July 1941 Assigned to 72 Sqn 8-7-41.

Other

Factory repair

Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK 7 August 1941 To Heston Aircraft Ltd for repair 7-8-41.

Assigned

3 September 1941 Assigned to 306 Sqn 3-9-41.

Other

Transferred

6 October 1941 Transferred to 303 Sqn 6-10-41.

Crashed

17 February 1942 Cat AC 17-2-42.

Other

Factory repair

Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK 18 February 1942 - 15 May 1942 To Air Service Training for repair.

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 12 August 1942 Assigned to 4th FG USAAF 12-8-42.

Crashed

Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK 13 February 1943 Landing accident Membury/Sta 466 Cat 3 damage, pilot Capt Donald R Sherwood, 12OS, 67OG, 8AF, 13-2-43.

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK 14 February 1943 - 16 April 1943 Repair On Site.

Crashed

Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK 19 May 1943 Landing accident Membury/Sta 466 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Arnold M Rusten 12OS, 67OG, 8AF, 19-5-43.

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK 20 May 1943 - 18 July 1943 Repair On Site.

Other

To RNDA

Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset BA22, UK 23 February 1944 To RNDA 23-2-44

Other

Factory Conversion

Southampton Airport (SOU), Southampton, Hampshire SO18 2NL, UK 30 April 1944 To Cunliffe-Owen Conv to Seafire 30-4-44.

Other

Transferred

Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset BA22, UK 22 July 1944 To RNAS Yeovilton 22-7-44

Other

Transferred RAF

12 June 1945 Returned to RAF 12-6-45.

Other

Shipped overseas

France 16 March 1946 To Armee de l'Air 16-3-46.

Other

Transferred

Transferred to 12th OS, 67th OG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Assigned

Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, UK Assigned to 808 NAS 6-44 to 7-44. The squadron was allocated to the 2nd Tactical Air Force, taking part in the operations to support the D-Day landings.

Other

Transferred

Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK Transferred to 761 NAS Henstridge 6-44 to 12-44.

Other

To 5572M.

Other

To 1 PATP 11-45.

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