EP774
Supermarine Spitfire EP774 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 9 MU 21-8-42, transferred to No 82 MU 4-9-42, loaded aboard SS 620 15-10-42, to Gibraltar 1-11-42, to NW Africa 28-2-43, assigned to 5FS 52FG 12AF USAAF 31-11-43,
Lost MED, pilot 1st Lt Irwin Gottlieb, 5FS 52FG 12AF, 29-12-43 MACR 1696, SOC 29-2-44.
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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 |
Royal Air Force Museum, Lyssander Ave, Cosford, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP, UK | 21 August 1942 | Delivered to No 9 MU 21-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Lichfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK | 4 September 1942 | Transferred to No 82 MU 4-9-42. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 15 October 1942 | Loaded aboard SS 620 15-10-42. |
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Other Shipped abroad |
Gibraltar | 1 November 1942 | To Gibraltar 1-11-42. |
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Other Ferried |
Tangier, Morocco | 28 February 1943 | To NW Africa 28-2-43. |
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Assigned |
1 December 1943 | Assigned to 5FS 52FG 12AF USAAF 31-11-43. | |
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Crashed |
Mediterranean Sea | 29 December 1943 | Lost MED, pilot 1st Lt Irwin Gottlieb, 5FS 52FG 12AF, 29-12-43 MACR 1696. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
29 February 1944 | Struck Off Charge 29-2-44. | |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html