43-34926 The Spook
Object Number - UPL 7401 - F8 Mosquito 43-34926 originally BVII KB315 was the third transferred to the USAAF. Probably taken at de Havilland, Downsview Toronto, Canada Aug 1943.
"The Spook" - pilot Major James F Setchell and navigator Captain Jerome C Alexander delivered Mosquito 43-324926 to the MTO via Canada, England, Tunisia, eventually Italy. Nicknamed "the Spook" after Setchell's son, 43-324926 was the only de Havilland Canada built B.VII to be used in a combat theatre by the USAAF. In October the Spook arrived at La Marsa, and by December Setchell and the Spook were transferred to San Severo. On both the 15th and 16th of January 1944 "the Spook" flew through intense flak yet returned with valuable photographic reconnaissance, earning Setchell the DFC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
19 August 1945 | Written Off Damaged Beyond Repair - Crash landing. | |
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Manufactured |
Toronto, ON, Canada | Toronto, Canada Built. Contract number and date unknown. | |
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Other Ferried |
Prestwick, UK | Transitted through Prestwick en route La Marsa. | |
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Assigned |
El Marsa, Algeria | Arrived La Marsa. Assigned 32PRS, 5PRG, 12AF. | |
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Other Based |
71016 San Severo, Province of Foggia, Italy | Change of base. |
Revisions
Production list / mossie.org
https://www.fold3.com/image/47302458/?terms=James%20Setchell
Production list / mossie.org
