Spitfire
Spitfire Mk Vb BM635. Assigned to 309th FS, 31st FG, 8th/12th AF, Pilot Norm Thompson. High Ercall airbase, August 1942. Photo caption - "3/4 front view of British Mk V Spitfire used by the USAAF at Membury Airbase, England, 15th March 1943." NARA Ref # 342-FH-3A06231-A78995AC
Spitfire Mk Vb WZ-Y BM635 and Piper L4 Grasshopper '47' on a dispersal. Assigned to 309th FS, 31st FG, 8th/12th AF, Pilot Norm Thompson. High Ercall airbase, August 1942.
Supermarine Spitfire BM635 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 7-5-42, 309th FS 31st FG, 12th AF High Ercall 21-6-42, FA CatB 20-7-42, ROS, assigned to 65S 2-12-42, to DeH 1-11-43, assigned to 345S 6-44, transferred to 61 OTU 23-9-44, SOC major repair 13-2-45.
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The 31st Fighter Group only flew missions from England between June and September 1942 but during this period they supported the Dieppe raid, the assault on occupied Europe, predominantly by the Canadian army. The attack was forced into early retreat...
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Military site : airfield
Built during 1939-41 for the RAF, as a combined fighter station and Maintenance Unit base, High Ercall had three tarmac runways, 23 hardstandings, two T2 hangars and 24 other hangars of various types. Occupied by the RAF from October 1940, it was...
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF operational training base, Membury was built during 1942, and then upgraded in 1943 after allocation to the USAAF as a reconnaissance or transport base, with maintenance and repair depot facilities. It had eventually three concrete...
Military site : airfield
Acquired in 1938 as an Emergency Landing Ground for RAF Tangmere, Westhampnett was upgraded to satellite status in 1940. It had eventually three grass runways, 19 pan hardstandings, 32 small pens, and one T1 plus eight over-blister hangars. Occupied by...
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | May 1942 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Delivered | Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 7 May 1942 |
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Delivered to No 8 MU 7-5-42. |
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| Assigned | High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 21 June 1942 |
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Assigned to 309th Ftr Sq, 31st FG, 12th AF, pilot Lt Norm Thompson. |
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| Crashed | High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 29 June 1942 |
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Taxiing accident, High Ercall, Shropshire, Cat 3, pilot 2nd Lt Dale E Shafer Jr, 29-6-42. |
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| Crashed | High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 20 July 1942 |
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Flying accident Cat B damage 20-7-42. |
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| Repair On Site ROS | High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 21 July 1942 – 1 December 1942 |
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Repair On Site. |
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| Crashed | Membury House, Membury, Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 2HH, UK | 2 November 1942 |
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Landing accident, RAF Membury, Berkshire, Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Gordon H Woodrow, 12th OS 67th OG. 2-11-42. |
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| Assigned | Drem, North Berwick, East Lothian EH39, UK | 2 December 1942 |
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Assigned to RAF, 65 Sqn. |
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| To de Havilland | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 1 November 1943 |
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To de Havilland propellor trials ? 1-11-43. |
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| Assigned | June 1944 | |
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Assigned to 345 Sqn RAF. Pilot Flight Commander Gaston Guizard. Coded 2Y-H. |
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| Transferred | 23 September 1944 | |
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Transferred to 61 Operational Training Unit [OTU]. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | 13 February 1945 | |
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SOC 13/2/45. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 September 2015 15:14:54 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 September 2015 14:49:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description, events and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 July 2015 18:06:34 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire V vs C.202 Folgore: Malta 1942 By Donald Nijboer, Jim Laurier, Gareth Hector |
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