EN145
By Oren Rozen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25577890
Object Number - UPL 20532 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe EN145, former Israeli Air Force 20-78,at the Israeli Air Force museum in Hatzerim. By Oren Rozen - Own work, CC BY-SA...
Supermarine Spitfire EN145 Mk IX, Const #3706, Built at Chattis Hill.
First Flew 5-12-42
39 MU 6-12-42
47 MU 14-12-42 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Empire Tower 23-12-42
Shipped to Gibraltar 13-1-43
Ferry Flight NW Africa 28-2-43
4FS, 52FG 12AF USAAF 4-43
Med AAF 26-4-45
to Italian AF 26-6-47 as MM4116 [c/n 6S.240837]
to Israeli Air Force as 20-78
On display at Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim.
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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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Crashed |
Médina de Tunis, Tunisia | 23 April 1943 | Landing accident Gedina#3 TUN Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Lee M Trowbridge, 23-Apr-43. 4FS 52FG 12AF. |
|
Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | Built at Chattis Hill. | |
|
Assigned |
Hammamet, Algeria | Assigned to 4FS 52FG 12AF USAAF. |
