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BM263 The Lord Mayor

Airmen of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group with a clipped wing Spitfire Mk. Vb (MD-A), 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19A. KP. Fall, 1942. Great Sampford Satellite Field. 336th crew by 336th Spit Mk. Vb. Wings clipped by sawing off wing & pounding in board then carving and painting it. MD-A, red/blue wheel. Source -Bill Chick, Megura.'

media-401117.jpg FRE 2320 Airmen of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group with a clipped wing Spitfire Mk. Vb (MD-A), 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19A. KP. Fall, 1942. Great Sampford Satellite Field. 336th crew by 336th Spit Mk. Vb. Wings clipped by sawing off wing & pounding in board then carving and painting it. MD-A, red/blue wheel. Source -Bill Chick, Megura.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 2320 - Airmen of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group with a clipped wing Spitfire Mk. Vb (MD-A), 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19A. KP....

Supermarine Spitfire BM263 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 5 MU 23-3-42, assigned to 133S 12-4-42, presentation Spitfire named 'The Lord Mayor', Cat AC ops 18-8-42, ROS, assigned to 165S 8-9-42, collided with Spitfire nr Martlesham Heath Cat CE 19-9-42, SOC.

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Units served with

No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	RAF Lyneham Flying Club, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6BA, UK	23 March 1942	Delivered to No 5 MU 23-3-42.
Assigned	North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK	12 April 1942	Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 12-4-42. Personal mount of Sqn Ldr Eric Thomas RAF.
Other Presentation Spitfire	North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK	12 April 1942	Presentation Spitfire named 'The Lord Mayor'.
Other Combat damage		18 August 1942	Cat AC damage on Op's 18-8-42.
Other Repair On Site ROS	North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK	19 August 1942 - 7 September 1942	Repair On Site.
Assigned	Gravesend, Kent, UK	8 September 1942	Assigned to 165 Sqn 8-9-42.
Crashed	Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK	19 September 1942	Collided with Spitfire nr Martlesham Heath Cat CE 19-9-42.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC	Gravesend, Kent, UK	20 September 1942	Struck Off Charge.
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 19:15:06

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
https://fyldebbmfund.wordpress.com/gifts-of-war-presentation-spitfires/
American Eagles: US Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1939-1945: Rare Photographs ... By Tony Holmes

Date30 Sep 2015 16:51:49