BL964
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Supermarine Spitfire BL964 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 5 MU 22-2-42, assigned to 64S 28-3-42, FA Cat CB 3-4-42, 412S 7-42, FTR fighter sweep to Abbeville 26-7-42 [ETO familiarisation, one of 3 x US officers on the mission], hit by a Fw190 of JG26 and his engine having failed, Lt Col Albert P Clark [Executive Officer 31st FG] put down his Spitfire in a field, thus becoming the first 8th AF fighter pilot to be shot down over Europe. Taken prisoner, his captors being somewhat baffled by his American uniform and his high rank.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group
- Service Numbers: O-020218
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 July 1942
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
RAF Lyneham Flying Club, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6BA, UK | 22 February 1942 | Delivered to No 5 MU 22-2-42. |
Assigned |
Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, UK | 28 March 1942 | Assigned to 64 Sqn 28-3-42. |
Crashed |
3 April 1942 | Flying accident Cat CB damage 3-4-42. | |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, UK | 4 April 1942 | Repair On Site. |
Crashed Transferred |
Cap Gris-Nez, 62179 Audinghen, France | 26 July 1942 | FTR mission with 412 Sqn for ETO experience, hit by fire from a 6./JG26 Fw190 and his engine having failed, Lt Col Albert P Clark [Executive Officer 31st FG] put down his Spitfire in a field, thus becoming the first 8th Air Force fighter pilot to be shot down over Europe. Taken prisoner, his captors being somewhat baffled by his American uniform and his high rank. 26-7-42. |
Other Transferred post FTR |
27 July 1942 | Post 'Failed To Return' [FTR] from mission, transferred on paper to 309th FS USAAF. | |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Assigned |
Assigned to 412 Sqn. 7-42. |
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