BS299
Supermarine Spitfire BS299 Mk IX, Const #3266, Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 17-8-42, assigned to 133S 18-8-42, transferred to 331S 'FN-L' 29-9-42, according to VAWD records this aircraft was Cv VII standards and tested for det of static longitudinal stab 4-2-43, escort Venturas to Caen shot down by Fw190s 13-4-43 Sgt E J Berg-Olsen killed in action.
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Events
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 17 August 1942 | Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 17-8-42. |
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Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 18 August 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 18-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | 29 September 1942 | Transferred to 331 (Norwegian)Sqn 29-9-42. Flown by Leif Lundsten. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Nieuwpoort, Belgium | 9 November 1942 | E/A [1/3] Fw190 destroyed. Pilot Fl Lt Nils K Jorstad. |
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Other Factory / Testing |
4 February 1943 | According to Vickers Armstrong WD records this aircraft was Cv VII standards and tested for det of static longitudinal stability 4-2-43. | |
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Crashed |
Caen, France | 13 April 1943 | Escort of Ventura's to Caen, Circus 282, shot down by Fw190's 13-4-43 Sgt E J Berg-Olsen killed in action. |
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Sources
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 by Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.