JK707
USAAF Photo.
Supermarine Spitfire JK707 Mk VcT, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 15 MU 24-2-43, transferred to No 76 MU 10-3-43, Loaded aboard SS Harpolycus 22-3-43, shipped to Casablanca 6-4-43, to NW Africa 30-4-43, assigned to 307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF USAAF, shot down by return fire Do217 and pilot Major Virgil C Fields crash landed on beach off Salerno 9-9-43, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group 307th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073411 / O-727434
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Wroughton, Swindon, Swindon SN4, UK | 24 February 1943 | Delivered to No 15 MU 24-2-43 |
Other Transferred |
Wroughton, Swindon, Swindon SN4, UK | 10 March 1943 | Transferred to No 76 MU 10-3-43. |
Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 22 March 1943 | Loaded aboard SS Harpolycus 22-3-43. |
Assigned |
Jilmah, Tunisia | 3 April 1943 | Assigned to 307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF USAAF. |
Other Shipped overseas |
Casablanca, Morocco | 6 April 1943 | Shipped to Casablanca 6-4-43. |
Other Ferried |
Tangier, Morocco | 30 April 1943 | To NW Africa 30-4-43. |
Crashed |
Salerno SA, Italy | 9 September 1943 | Shot down by return fire Do217 and pilot Major Virgil C Fields crash landed on beach off Salerno 9-9-43. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Korba, Tunisia | 10 September 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/raf/spitfire/spitfire-mk-vc-t…