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Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire P8794 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 39 MU Starveall Farm dispersal 21-7-41, assigned to 121S 4-11-41, ROS 26-11-41, Missing from escorting Bostons to Le Havre 4-5-42, pilot P/O Ralph W Freiberg KIA.
Squadron
'On 14 May 1941, No. 121 was reformed at Kirton-in-Lindsey as the second 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American volunteers. Equipped with Hurricanes, it began defensive patrols in October but in November it converted to Spitfires. It moved to North...
Military | Pilot Officer | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 121S, missing in Spitfire Vb P8794 whilst escorting Bostons to Le Havre. Killed in Action (KIA) 4th May 1942.
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces.
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | July 1941 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
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| Delivered | 21 July 1941 | |
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Delivered to No 39 MU Starveall Farm dispersal 21-7-41. |
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| Assigned | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 4 November 1941 |
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Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 4-11-41. |
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| Repair On Site ROS | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 26 November 1941 |
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Repair On Site. |
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| Crashed | Le Havre, France | 4 May 1942 |
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Missing from escorting Bostons to Le Havre 4-5-42. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 February 2016 21:10:16 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 December 2015 14:32:38 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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