BM637
Supermarine Spitfire BM637 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
9 MU 10-May-42
41S 11-Jun-42
245S 22-Aug-42
153ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF 43
FA Cat CE damage 17-Mar-43
Westland 23-Mar-43
Converted TT standard MIII install Cunliffe-Owen 6-May-43
to 3688M airfield construction wing 7-Aug-43
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 107th Reconnaissance Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | 17 March 1943 | Taxiing accident Keevil/Sta 471 Cat CE damage, pilot Lt Orman F Harlan. 17-Mar-43. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | Transferred to 153ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF 43. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=BM637&Submit4=Go