ES360
Supermarine Spitfire ES360 Mk Vc, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 39 MU 15-12-42, transferred to No 76 MU 21-12-42, loaded aboard SS Bluff VII 4-1-43, shipped to Gibraltar 18-1-43, assigned to 4th FS 52nd FG 12AF USAAF, takeoff accident Youks les Bains Algeria 24-3-43. Fighter sweep to La Sebala A/C hit by Flak, glycol system damaged, lost Mateur, Tunisia 19-Apr-43. Pilot 1st Lt Edwin C Smithers KIA. MACR 16384.
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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 |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 15 December 1942 | Delivered to No 39 MU 15-12-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Wroughton, Swindon, Swindon SN4, UK | 21 December 1942 | Transferred to No 76 MU 21-12-42. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 4 January 1943 | Loaded aboard SS Bluff VII 4-1-43. |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Gibraltar | 18 January 1943 | Shipped to Gibraltar 18-1-43. |
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Assigned |
As Sars, Tunisia | 23 January 1943 | Assigned to 4th FS 52nd FG 12AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Hammamet, Algeria | 24 March 1943 | Takeoff accident Youks les Bains Algeria 24-3-43. |
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Crashed |
Mateur, Tunisia | 19 April 1943 | Fighter sweep to La Sebala A/C hit by Flak, glycol system damaged. Lost Mateur, Tunisia 19-Apr-43. Pilot 1st Lt Edwin C Smithers KIA. MACR 16384. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |