BM510
Spitfires XR-A and XR-V. Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo.
Supermarine Spitfire BM510 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
9 MU 12-Apr-42
313S 14-May-42
154S 8-Jun-42
611S 17-Jun-42
71S 3-Aug-42
334FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42
Vickers Armstrong South Marston Merlin 46 install
602S 15-Jul-43
Cat AC damage on Op's 17-Aug-43
118S 10-Oct-43
132S 25-Jan-44
Vickers Armstrong South Marston 17-Mar-44 fuel syst mods wing stiffened Merlin 45 install
277S 19-May-44
611S 3-Oct-44
2 Tactical Air Force Communications Squadron 1-Mar-45
Struck Off Charge 28-Apr-45
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885115
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 3 August 1942 | Transferred to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF 3-Aug-42. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Gravelines, France | 27 August 1942 | Fw190 destroyed Sth Gravelines 27-Aug-42. Pilot Gregory A 'Gus' Daymond. |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 334FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.
Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams.
Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas.