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MB956 Photogenic Virgin

media-14137.jpeg UPL 14137 Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI 'Photogenic Virgin' MB956 of the 7PRG 22FS, Mount Farm, England, 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 14137 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI 'Photogenic Virgin' MB956 of the 7PRG 22FS, Mount Farm, England, 1944.

Supermarine Spitfire MB956 PR Mk XIT, Built at Chattis Hill.

FF 22-10-43, delivered to Benson 5-11-43, assigned to 14th PRS 7th PRG 8th AF USAAF 8-44, Involved in taxiing accident, damaged CAT3, Mount Farm, pilot Lt Irving L Rawlings 11th Aug 44, transferred to 22nd PRS 7th PRG 8th AF USAAF 13-12-43, to Heston Aircraft Ltd 30-3-45, recat E 5-7-45, SOC 13-9-45.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 14th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Featuring Bugs Bunny.

14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Reconnaissance

Staff Sergeant Robert Astrella of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with the signboard of the 22nd Photographic Laboratory at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Mount Farm.'

22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

Irving L Rawlings

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Service Numbers: O-766690
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Mount Farm

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Manufactured	Chattis Hill, Spitfire Ln, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK	22 October 1943	Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 22-10-43.
Delivered	Royal Air Force, RAF Benson, Benson, Wallingford OX10 6AA, UK	5 November 1943	Delivered to Benson 5-11-43.
Assigned	Mt Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK	13 December 1943	Assigned to 22nd PRS 7th PRG 8th AF USAAF 13-12-43.
Crashed	Mt Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK	11 August 1944	Taxiing Accident damaged CAT3 Mount Farm, pilot Lt Irving L Rawlings 11th Aug 44.
Other Factory repair	Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK	30 March 1945	To Heston Aircraft Ltd for repair 30-3-45.
Other Re-catagorised		5 July 1945	Recat Cat E 5-7-45.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC		13 September 1945	Struck Off Charge 13-9-45.
Other Transferred	Mt Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK		Transferred to 14th PRS 7th PRG 8th AF USAAF.