ER759
Supermarine Spitfire ER759 Mk VbT, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 39 MU 10-10-42, transferred to No 47 MU 15-10-42, loaded aboard SS Empire Day 22-10-42, shipped to Gibraltar 9-11-42, ferry flight to NW Africa, assigned to 4FS, 52FG, 12AF USAAF, overshot landing at Bone 16-2-43.
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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 | 10 October 1942 | Delivered to No 39 MU 10-10-42. |
Other Transferred |
Sealand, Flintshire, UK | 15 October 1942 | Transferred to No 47 MU 15-10-42. |
Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 22 October 1942 | Loaded aboard SS Empire Day 22-10-42. |
Other Shipped overseas |
Gibraltar | 9 November 1942 | Shipped to Gibraltar 9-11-42. |
Crashed |
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), Constantine, Algeria | 16 February 1943 | Overshot landing at Bone 16-2-43. |
Crashed |
La Sebala du Khaïat, Tunisia | 9 June 1943 | Crashed La Sebala Tunisia, Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Donald W Markley KIA, 9-6-43 4FS 52FG 12AF |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Ferry flight |
Casablanca 20000, Morocco | Ferry flight to NW Africa. | |
Assigned |
Oran 31000, Algeria | Assigned to 4FS, 52FG, 12AF USAAF. |