BM540
Supermarine Spitfire BM540 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
8 MU 18-Apr-42
303S 7-May-42
164S 23-Nov-42
303S 31-Dec-42
Engine failed force-landed Pevensey Bay Sussex Cat CB damage 11-Feb-43
12RS 67RG 9AF USAAF 28-Jun-43
Flying accident Cat CE damage
Struck Off Charge 12-Nov-43
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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: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Transferred |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 28 June 1943 | Transferred to 12RS 67RG 9AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Codford, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12, UK | 6 November 1943 | Baled Out Engine Failure Codford Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt Robert P Humphrey, 6-Nov-43. On test flight climbed to 7,000 feet and began a series of steep turns pilot noted engine problems, after increasing and decreasing speed in an attempt to correct the problem the engine cut out completely. 12RS 67RG 9AF. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
12 November 1943 | Struck Off Charge. | |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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