BM630
Supermarine Spitfire BM630 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
First Flew 24-Apr-42
33 MU 26-Apr-42
124S 9-May-42
312S 23-Jul-42
121S 5-Sep-42
335FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42
361FG 8AF USAAF 44
Miles Aircraft 10-Aug-44
1 Air Gunnery School 3-Nov-44
Struck Off Charge 13-Sep-46
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044764
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 361st Fighter Group Headquarters (361st Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-425345
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Le Havre, France | 4 May 1942 | Bf109F destroyed Nth Le Havre, pilot P/O Bernard J Hull. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Le Havre, France | 4 May 1942 | Bf109F damaged Nth Le Havre, pilot P/O Bernard J Hull. |
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Other E/A Damaged x 2 |
Cap Gris-Nez, 62179 Audinghen, France | 24 May 1942 | 2 x Fw190 damaged Cap Griz Nez. Pilot Sqn Ldr Desmond A B McMullen. |
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 5 September 1942 | Transferred to 121[Eagle] Sqn RAF 5-Sep-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Transferred to 335FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 1-Oct-42. |
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Crashed |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 20 April 1943 | Crash Landing Mech Failure Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Roger V Hearn, 20-Apr-43. 109OS 67OG 8AF. |
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Crashed |
Tuddenham, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP28, UK | 25 March 1944 | Taxiing accident Tuddenham Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt James M Todd, 25-Mar-44. 361FG 8AF. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Transferred to 109OS 67OG 8AF USAAAF. | |
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Other Transferred |
Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK | Transferred to 361FG 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=BM630
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=BM630
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2 By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams