MA883
Supermarine Spitfire MA883 Mk Vc Trop, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
9 MU 8-Aug-43
222 MU 29-Aug-43 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Cardinal Gibbons 3-Sep-43
Shipped to Casablanca 20-Sep-43
Ferry Flight NAfricanASC 31-Oct-43
Assigned to 4FS 52FG 12AF USAAF 12th AF 31-Dec-43
Shot down by Siegried "Bamm" Lemke over Nice, France 9-Feb-44. Pilot Lt Robert Anderson Hoover POW. MACR 2483.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Assigned |
Calvi, France | 31 December 1943 | 4FS 52FG 12AF USAAF 12th AF 31-Dec-43. |
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Crashed |
Nice, France | 9 February 1944 | Shot down by Siegried "Bamm" Lemke over Nice, France 9-Feb-44. Pilot Lt Robert Anderson Hoover POW. MACR 2483. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html
https://www.fold3.com/image/28605750
MACR 2483