EF751
Supermarine Spitfire EF751 Mk Vc, Built at Westland.
39 MU 26-Oct-43
222 MU 9-Nov-43 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Fort George 4-Dec-43
Shipped to Casablanca 22-Dec-43
Assigned 12FS, 56FG USAAF 29-Feb-44
Transferred 5FS 52FG XIII fighter command
Lost Collicchio, Italy 17-Mar-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Richard A Ritchings POW. MACR 3176.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
29 February 1944 | Assigned to 12FS, 56FG USAAF 29-Feb-44. | |
Crashed |
Via Collicchio, 56043 Tremoleto PI, Italy | 17 March 1944 | One of a 5 ship weater recce, ambushed by Fw190's took hits to glycol system as evidenced by white smoke. Lost Collicchio, Italy 17-Mar-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Richard A Ritchings baled out POW. MACR 3176. |
Manufactured |
Yeovil, Somerset, UK | Built at Westland. | |
Other Transferred |
Borgo, France | Transferred to 5FS, 52FG XIII fighter command. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
https://www.fold3.com/image/37108453
MACR 3176.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html