JK870
Supermarine Spitfire JK870 Mk Vc Trop, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
12 MU 11-Mar-43
47 MU 22-Mar-43 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Essex Trader 10-Apr-43
Shipped to Casablanca 25-Apr-43
Ferry Flight NW Africa 31-May-43
Assigned to 309FS, 31FG, 12AF USAAF 31-Jul-43
Lost over Gaeta, Italy. Frontline patrol, E/A sighted and pursued by formation, last seen on the deck in close pursuit of a Fw190 over the Pontine marshes north of Terracina. 2-Dec-43. Pilot James D Harrelson POW. MACR 1412.
SOC.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Assigned |
Pomigliano d'Arco NA, Italy | 31 July 1943 | Assigned to 309FS, 31FG, 12AF USAAF 31-Jul-43. |
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Crashed |
Gaeta LT, Italy | 2 December 1943 | Lost over Gaeta, Italy. Frontline patrol, E/A sighted and pursued by formation, last seen on the deck in close pursuit of a Fw190 over the Pontine marshes north of Terracina. 2-Dec-43. Pilot James D Harrelson POW. MACR 1412. |
|
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Pomigliano d'Arco NA, Italy | 3 December 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/31stfghonor_roll43_44.html
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MACR 1412