AB862
Supermarine Spitfire AB862 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
39 MU 24-Jul-41
602S 30-Jul-41
316S 11-Oct-41
306S 12-Dec-41
FA Cat CB damage 1-May-42
General Aircraft Ltd
4FS USAAF 15-Jan-43
Westland
340S 23-Aug-43
67Grp USAAF 22-Nov-43
De Havilland 17-Jun-44
84 Group Communication Flight 5-Apr-45
Reid Sigrist refurb
to Portugal 28-Apr-47
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 15 January 1943 | Transferred to 4FS USAAF 15-Jan-43. |
Other Transferred |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | 20 January 1943 | Transferred to 153ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | 24 January 1943 | Landing accident Keevil/Sta 471 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt James R Cooper, 24-Jan-43. |
Crashed |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | 13 February 1943 | Forced Landing Keevil/ 4mi S Sta 471 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Laverne F Houston Jr, 13-Feb-43. 153ObSq 67ObGrp 8AF |
Other Transferred |
22 November 1943 | 67 Grp USAAF 22-Nov-43. | |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=AB862&Submit4=Go