EF679

Spitfire Supermarine EF679 Mk Vc, Built at Westland.

39 MU 26-May-43

47 MU 6-Jun-43 Packing Depot

Loaded aboard SS 707 10-Jun-43

Shipped to Casablanca 29-Jun-43

Ferry Flight NW Africa

Assigned to 2FS, 52FG 12AF USAAF 1-Oct-43

Lost Off Marina di Pisa, Italy 24-Jan-44. Pilot Lt Clyde S Cleveland. MACR 2202.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 52nd Fighter Group 2nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736966
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Borgo, France 1 October 1943 Assigned to 2FS, 52FG 12AF USAAF 1-Oct-43.

Crashed

3 miles Off Marina di Pisa, Province of Pisa, Italy 24 January 1944 Engine failure, A/C abandoned. Lost Off Marina di Pisa, Italy 24-Jan-44. Pilot 2nd Lt Clyde S Cleveland POW. MACR 2202.

Manufactured

Yeovil, Somerset, UK Built at Westland.

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