BM646

Supermarine Spitfire BM646 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 9 MU 2-5-42, assigned to 133S 13-6-42, missing presumed shot down by fighters nr Abbeville 31-7-42.

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Units served with

No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

People

Grant Eugene Eichar

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Service Numbers: J/15650
Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
Role/Job: Pilot

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		2 May 1942	Delivered to No 9 MU 2-5-42.
Assigned	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK	13 June 1942	Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 13-6-42.
Crashed	Abbeville, France	31 July 1942	Missing presumed shot down by fighters nr Abbeville 31-7-42
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 19:45:36

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.

Date9 Nov 2015 20:02:14

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.