ER306
Supermarine Spitfire ER306 Mk Vb Trop, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 39 MU 25-9-42, transferred to No 76 MU 6-10-42, loaded aboard SS Ocean Courage 7-11-42, shipped to Gibraltar 22-12-42, ferry flight to Nth Africa,
assigned to ASC 3-10-43, transferred to 2FTS, FTC, 12AF USAAF 31-1-44,
Crashed in Algeria 5.4.1944, killing the pilot Raymond M. Koch. 5-4-44.
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 25 September 1942 | Delivered to No 39 MU 25-9-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Wroughton, Swindon, Swindon SN4, UK | 6 October 1942 | Transferred to No 76 MU (packing and Storage) 6-10-42. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Newport, Newport, UK | 7 November 1942 | Loaded aboard SS Ocean Courage 7-11-42. |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Gibraltar | 22 December 1942 | Shipped to Gibraltar 22-12-42. |
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Assigned |
Algeria | 3 October 1943 | Assigned to XII Air Force Service Command 3-10-43. |
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Other Transferred |
Algeria | 31 January 1944 | Transferred to 2 Fighter Training Sqn, Fighter Training Center, 12AF USAAF 31-1-44. |
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Crashed |
Algeria | 5 April 1944 | Crashed in Algeria 5-4-44, killing the pilot 2nd Lt Raymond M Koch. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other Ferry flight |
Casablanca 20000, Morocco | Ferry flight to Nth Africa. |
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