EN853
Supermarine Spitfire EN853 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 12 MU 10-5-42, assigned to 401S 4-6-42, transferred to 121S 5-8-42, transferred to 335th FS 4th FG USAAF 1-10-42, Cat CE ops 23-1-43, hit by flak in the Dunkirk/ St Omer area and came down in the sea pilot 2nd Lt Chester P Grimm KIA.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (371st Fighter Group) No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885103
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885280
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 22 January 1943
- Date: 2 October 1942
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Kirkbride, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK | 10 May 1942 | Delivered to No 12 MU 10-5-42. |
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Other Transferred |
North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | 5 August 1942 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn 5-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 335th FS 4th FG USAAF 1-10-42. Pilot Major William J Daley. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Saint-Omer, France | 2 October 1942 | Fw190 damaged. Pilot Major William J Daley. |
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Crashed |
Dunkirk, France | 23 January 1943 | Cat CE damage on Op's 23-1-43, hit by flak in the Dunkirk/ St Omer area and came down in the sea pilot 2nd Lt Chester P Grimm KIA. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 24 January 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 By Andrew Thomas
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_d…
Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 By Andrew Thomas
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_d…