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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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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. |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html
https://www.fold3.com/image/28599973
MACR 2202