ES182
Supermarine Spitfire ES182 Mk Vc, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
9 MU 22-Dec-42
222 MU 9-Jan-43 Packing Depot
Loaded aboard SS Merchant Prince 18-Jan-43
Shipped to Gibraltar 6-Feb-43
Assigned to 308FS, 31FG, AF USAAF 12-Mar-43
Lost at Malta Overshot landing Gozo and crashed into sea, ASR found no trace. Pilot John B Stevens Jr KNB. MACR 1239. 30-Jun-43.
SOC 1-Jul-43.
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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 |
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Assigned |
Gozo, Malta | 12 March 1943 | Assigned to 308FS, 31FG, AF USAAF 12-Mar-43. |
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Crashed |
5 miles off Gozo, Malta | 30 June 1943 | Lost at Malta Overshot landing Gozo and crashed into sea, ASR found no trace. Pilot John B Stevens Jr KNB. MACR 1239. 30-Jun-43 |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Gozo, Malta | 1 July 1943 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |