EF647
Supermarine Spitfire EF647 Mk Vc, Built at Westland.
VAWD 12-4-43 wts and CG load of Westland prod aircraft, delivered to No 6 MU 14-4-43
transferred to No 82 MU 26-4-43, to Fort Jersey 11-5-43, to Casablanca 30-5-43, to Malta 1-8-43, to N Africa 30-10-43, assigned to 12/52USAAF 30-11-43, lost France 9-2-44 pilot John L Bishop, 4FS, 52PG, USAAF POW. MACR 2482. SOC.
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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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Other Factory Testing |
12 April 1943 | Vickers Armstrong WD 12-4-43 Weights and CG load of Westland produced aircraft. | |
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Delivered |
RAF Brize Norton, Bampton, Oxfordshire, UK | 14 April 1943 | Delivered to No 6 MU 14-4-43 |
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Other Transferred |
Lichfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK | 26 April 1943 | Transferred to No 82 MU 26-4-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Fort, Jersey | 11 May 1943 | To Fort Jersey 11-5-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Casablanca, Morocco | 30 May 1943 | To Casablanca 30-5-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Malta | 1 August 1943 | To Malta 1-8-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Rabat, Morocco | 30 October 1943 | To N Africa 30-10-43. |
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Assigned |
30 November 1943 | Assigned to 4th FS, 52nd PG 12th AF USAAF 30-11-43. | |
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Crashed |
Cannes, France | 9 February 1944 | Maj William M Houston led a section to search for the two 4th FS downed pilots and Houston’s flight was attacked by Fw190s. 1st Lt John Livermore Bishop was shot down six miles SE of Cannes, France and became POW. 9-2-44. MACR 2482. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
10 February 1944 | Struck Off Charge. | |
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Manufactured |
Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset BA22, UK | Built at Westland. |
Revisions
Spifire Production List.
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Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=EE858
Spitfire Production List.
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