EF691
Supermarine Spitfire EF691 Mk Vc Trop, Built at Westland.
8 MU 7-Jun-43
222 MU 18-Jun-43 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Fort Vercheres 1-Jul-43
Shipped to Casablanca 14-Jul-43
Assigned to 4FS, 52FG, 12AF USAAF 31-Dec-43
Lost on fighter sweep, ran low on fuel over Piacenza, Italy 19-Feb-44. Pilot Lt Jerome Ennis POW. MACR 1597.
SOC 29-Feb-44
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Assigned |
Calvi, France | 31 December 1943 | Assigned to 4FS, 52FG, 12AF USAAF 31-Dec-43. |
|
Crashed |
Piacenza, Province of Piacenza, Italy | 19 February 1944 | Lost on fighter sweep, ran low on fuel over Piacenza, Italy 19-Feb-44. Pilot Lt Jerome Ennis POW. MACR 1597. |
|
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Calvi, France | 20 February 1944 | Struck Off Charge. |
|
Manufactured |
Yeovil, Somerset, UK | Built at Westland. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=EF691
https://www.fold3.com/image/28697992
MACR 1597