JK255
Supermarine Spitfire JK255 Mk Vc, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 46 MU 27-1-43, transferred to No 215 MU 15-2-43, loaded aboard SS Essex Trader 10-4-43, shipped to Casablanca 25-4-43, NWAfrica 31-5-43, assigned to 2FS 52FG 12AF USAAF 31-8-43, lost in Med pilot Lt John Derlin Myers POW MACR 1955 13-1-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 52nd Fighter Group
- Service Numbers: T-187614
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Lossiemouth, Moray, UK | 27 January 1943 | Delivered to No 46 MU 27-1-43. |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Lossiemouth, Moray, UK | 27 January 1943 | Presentation Spitfire named 'Barakat/Blue Nile' |
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Other Transferred |
Locharbriggs, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1, UK | 15 February 1943 | Transferred to No 215 MU 15-2-43. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 10 April 1943 | Loaded aboard SS Essex Trader 10-4-43. |
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Other Shipped |
Casablanca, Morocco | 25 April 1943 | Shipped to Casablanca 25-4-43. |
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Other Ferry flight |
Algiers, Algeria | 31 May 1943 | Ferry flight to NW Africa 31-5-43. |
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Assigned |
Sicily, Italy | 31 August 1943 | Assigned to 2nd FS 52nd FG 12AF USAAF 31-8-43. Bocca di Falco Airport, Sicily, Italy. |
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Crashed |
Mediterranean Sea | 13 January 1944 | Lost in Med pilot Lt John T Myers POW MACR 1955 13-1-44. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |