AA841
Supermarine Spitfire AA841 Mk Vb, Const #2125 Built at Eastleigh.
FF 25-9-41, delivered to No 12 MU 28-9-41, assigned to 412S 9-10-41, transferred to 72S 14-4-42, transferred to 121S 24-5-42, FA Cat B 2-7-42, ROS, Cat A ops 19-8-42, ROS, assigned to 335th Sqn USAAF 1-10-42, u/c collapse on landing Debden Cat B, SOC 20-1-43.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (371st Fighter Group) No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885103
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885405
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | 25 September 1941 | Built at Eastleigh. First flew 25-9-41. Factory airfield. |
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Delivered |
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK | 28 September 1941 | Delivered to No 12 MU 28-9-41. |
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Assigned |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 9 October 1941 | Assigned to 412 Sqn 9-10-41. |
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Other Transferred |
Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK | 14 April 1942 | Transferred to 72 Sqn 14-4-42. |
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Other Transferred |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 24 May 1942 | Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 24-5-42. |
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Crashed |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 2 July 1942 | Flying accident Cat B damage 2-7-42. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 4 July 1942 | Repair On Site. 4-7-42. |
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Other E/A damaged |
Saint-Omer, France | 30 July 1942 | Claimed 1 FW190 damaged, St Omer, pilot F/Lt William J Daley. 30-7-42. |
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Other Damaged on Op's |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 19 August 1942 | Cat A damage on Op's 19-8-42. |
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Other Dieppe Veteran |
Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 | In action over Dieppe on 19th August 1942. Pilot F/Lt W J Daley. Coded AV-D. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
North Weald Airfield, Merlin Way, North Weald, Essex CM16 6HR, UK | 21 August 1942 | Repair On Site. 21-8-42. |
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Other E/A damaged |
Calais, France | 2 September 1942 | Claimed 1 FW190 damaged, E Calais, pilot F/Lt William J Daley. 2-9-42. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 1 October 1942 | Assigned to 335th Sqn USAAF 1-10-42. |
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Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 January 1943 | U/C collapsed on landing Debden, Cat B damage. Pilot Spiros N Pissanos. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 22 January 1943 | Struck Off Charge 22-1-43. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth forces, Volume 2
Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth forces, Volume 2