8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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BL338
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BL338 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 8 MU 15-11-41, assigned to 72S 21-11-41, FA Cat CB 14-3-42, to AST, assigned to 308th FS, 31st FG USAAF 5-42, FTR Dieppe raid 19-8-42. MACR 16481.
Service
Units
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31st Fighter Group
Group
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... -
308th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
People
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William Dabney
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 31st Fighter Group
Killed in Action (KIA). Lost flying with the Kenley Sector in Spitfire 19 August 1942.
Missions
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VIII Fighter Command
19 August 1942
31st Fighter Group despatches 123 Spitfires in support of the landings at Dieppe, France. 8 are lost. These are the first operations of VIII Fighter Command units under VIII Fighter Command control. ...
Places
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Atcham
Military site : airfield
Atcham, at some remove from other American Air Force bases in Shropshire, was used by USAAF to train pilots from June 1942, several months before the American Eagle Squadrons were combined to form the 4th Fighter Group. Pilots here were mainly trained... -
Kenley
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units; USAAF using Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations between British and US forces. During 1943 RAF aircraft,, continued to escort...
Events
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | November 1941 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Delivered | Little Rissington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54, UK | 15 November 1941 |
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Delivered to No 8 MU 15-11-41. |
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| Assigned | Gravesend, Kent, UK | 21 November 1941 |
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Assigned to 72 Sqn 21-11-41. |
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| Crashed | 14 March 1942 | |
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Flying accident Cat CB damage 14-3-42. |
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| Factory repair | Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 15 March 1942 – 12 May 1942 |
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To Air Service Training for repair. |
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| Assigned | Kenley, Greater London, UK | 13 May 1942 |
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Assigned to 308th FS, 31st FG USAAF 5-42. |
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| Crashed | Engish Channel off Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 |
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Failed To Return FTR, shot down on Dieppe raid 19-8-42. Pilot William AM Dabney KIA, MACR 16481. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 September 2015 18:25:15 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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