MH999
Supermarine Spitfire MH999 Mk IX, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
39 MU 5-Sep-43
222 MU 29-Sep-43 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Empire Marlow 7-Oct-43
Shipped to Casablanca 19-Oct-43
218 Grp North Africa 30-11-43
307FS 31FG 12AF USAAF 31-12-43
lost Italy 18-3-44 Pilot John L O'Brien POW.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Castel Volturno CE, Italy | 31 December 1943 | 307FS 31FG 12AF USAAF 31-Dec-43. |
Crashed |
Caprano PD, Italy | 18 March 1944 | Lost on patrol Caprano, Italy 18-Mar-44 Pilot John L O'Brien POW. MACR 3175. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
https://www.fold3.com/image/37108395
MACR 3175
http://raf-112-squadron.org/31stfghonor_roll43_44.html