ES340
Supermarine Spitfire ES340 Mk Vc, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
45 MU 6-Dec-42
222 MU 18-Dec-42 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS 652 2-Jan-43
Shipped to Gibraltar 18-Jan-43
Assigned to 307FS, 31FG, 12AF USAAF
Lost over Sicily 11-Jul-43 Flight of four Spits covering landing at Gela, engine problems so headed for base Gozo, Malta. Pilot 2nd Lt August L Goldenburg MIA/KIA.
NB: Serial misidentified as FS340 in MACR 1010.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Gela CL, Italy | 11 July 1943 | Lost over Sicily 11-Jul-43 Flight of four Spits covering landing at Gela, engine problems so headed for base Gozo, Malta . Pilot 2nd Lt August L Goldenburg MIA/KIA. |
Manufactured |
Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | ||
Assigned |
Gozo, Malta | Assigned to 307FS, 31FG, 12AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/31stfghonor_roll43_44.html
https://www.fold3.com/image/28612673
MACR 1010
http://usaafdata.com/?q=search