BM461

media-18850.jpeg UPL 18850 Spitfire AV-K [BM461 ?] 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Of interest is the 'Kelly's' tagged onto the A/C letter and the differing uniforms RAF Eagle on the left and USAAF on the right.

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Object Number - UPL 18850 - Spitfire AV-K [BM461 ?] 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Of interest is the 'Kelly's' tagged onto the A/C letter and the differing uniforms RAF Eagle on the...

Supermarine Spitfire BM461 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 45 MU 12-4-42, assigned to 81S 'FL-A' 3-5-42, flying accident Cat CB damage 6-9-42, Scottish Aviation, assigned to 335th FS 29-1-43, Scottish Aviation 7-7-44, Central Gunnery School 13-10-44, to 5593M 23-10-45, 1PATP 11-45 Armee de l'Air 3-3-46

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Units served with

335th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

4th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Debden

Site type: Airfield

Ouston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Kinloss, Forres, Moray IV36, UK	12 April 1942	Delivered to No 45 MU 12-4-42.
Assigned	Ouston, Chester le Street, County Durham DH2, UK	3 May 1942	Assigned to 81S 3-5-42.
Other Combat damage	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France	15 July 1942	Rhubarb mission damaged by Flak. 15-7-42. Pilot Fl Lt J E Walker.
Other Combat damage	Calais, France	29 July 1942	Rhubarb mission damaged by Flak. 29-7-42. P/O Pilot H A Byford.
Crashed	Fairlop, Ilford, Ilford, Greater London IG6, UK	6 September 1942	Flying accident Cat CB damage 6-9-42.
Other Factory repair	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK	7 September 1942 - 10 October 1942	To Scottish Aviation Ltd for repair.
Assigned	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK	29 January 1943	Assigned to 335th FS 29-1-43.
Other Factory repair	Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK	7 July 1944	To Scottish Aviation Ltd 7-7-44.
Assigned	Sutton Bridge, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE12, UK	13 October 1944	To Central Gunnery School 13-10-44.
Other Transferred		23 October 1945	To 5593M 23-10-45.
Other Transferred	France	3 March 1946	To Armee de l'Air 3-3-46.
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Other Transferred			To 1 PATP 11-45.

Revisions

Date17 Jan 2016 20:52:15

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://www.backtonormandy.org
http://aircrewremembered.com/rcafnotes-surnames-r-z.html

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