AA720
Supermarine Spitfire AA720 Mk Vb Const #2026, Built at Chattis Hill.
First Flew 30-Aug-41
266S 13-Sep-41
154S 12-Mar-42
Westland 11-Apr-42
121S 18-Jun-42
335FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42
Air Service Training 27-Mar-43
Vickers Armstrong South Marston 29-Jun-43 fuel syst and rudder mods wing stiffened S Type pt MkIII IFF
416S 9-Nov-43
186S 13-Feb-44
Flying accident Cat AC damage 23-Mar-44
350S 'MN-J' 22-May-44
Engine cut crashed in sea off Beachy Head 10-Jun-44 F/Lt Robert A G Alexandre KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 18 June 1942 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 18-Jun-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 335FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42. |
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Crashed |
Beachy Head, East Sussex, UK | 10 June 1944 | Engine cut crashed in sea off Beachy Head on Beachhead cover. 10-Jun-44. F/Lt Robert A G Alexandre KIA. |
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | Built at Chattis Hill. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.350sqn.be/biography/Alexandre%20Robert.htm
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.350sqn.be/biography/Alexandre%20Robert.htm