AB970
Supermarine Spitfire AB970 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
45 MU 31-Aug-41
266S 13-Sep-41
Flying accident Cat CB damage 20-Jan-42
Air Service Training
2FS 52FG 8AF USAAF 22-Aug-42
12ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF USAAF 4-Apr-43
345S 6-Jun-44
Engine cut dived into sea off Normandy beaches 8-Jun-44
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660240
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 13 February 1943 | Landing accident Membury/Sta 466 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Franklin D Burt, 13-Feb-43. 12OS 67OG 8AF |
Other Transferred |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 4 April 1943 | Transferred to 12ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF 4-Apr-43. |
Other Transferred |
Bocca Di Spelonca Falco, 20246 Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda, France | 22 August 1943 | Transferred to 2FS 52FG 8AF USAAF 22-Aug-42. |
Crashed |
Off Normandy Beaches | 8 June 1944 | Engine cut dived into sea off Normandy beaches 8-Jun-44. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |