EE858
Supermarine Spitfire EE858 Mk Vc, Built at Westleigh.
Delivered to No 33 MU 23-1-43, assigned to No 82 MU 5-2-43, to SS657 19-2-43, to Gibraltar 9-3-43, to NW Africa 31-3-43, to N African Air Command South 31-10-43, assigned to 5FS, 52PG, 12AF 9-3-44, on ASR sortie from Borgo, Corsica for downed comrade, when engaged by superior number of Fw190's and shot down, A/C seen to crash into sea, pilot Lt Eugene Charles Steinbrenner KIA, 5FS 52PG 8AF 19-3-44 MACR 15749, SOC 20-3-44.
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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 | 23 January 1943 | Delivered to No 33 MU 23-1-43. |
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Manufactured |
Lichfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK | 5 February 1943 | Transferred to No 82 MU 5-2-43. |
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Other To SS657 |
19 February 1943 | To SS657 19-2-43. | |
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Other Ferried |
Gibraltar | 9 March 1943 | Ferried to Gibraltar 9-3-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Rabat, Morocco | 31 March 1943 | Ferried to NW Africa 31-3-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Tangier, Morocco | 31 October 1943 | to N African Air Command South. |
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Assigned |
Hammamet, Algeria | 9 March 1944 | Assigned to 5th FS, 52nd PG, 12th AF 9-3-44. |
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Crashed |
Ligurian Sea | 19 March 1944 | On ASR sortie from Borgo, Corsica for downed comrade, when engaged by superior number of Fw190's and shot down, A/C seen to crash into sea, pilot Lt Eugene Charles Steinbrenner KIA, 5FS 52PG 8AF 19-3-44 MACR 15749 |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Borgo, France | 20 March 1944 | Struck Off Charge 20-3-44. |
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Manufactured |
Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset BA22, UK | Built at Westland. |
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