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AB271 Doreen I

media-13930.jpeg UPL 13930 Two 4th Fighter Group Spitfires (codded XR-I and MD-E) and their crews watch the arrival of the first P-47 Thunderbolt to land at Debden.
Photo credit: Sobanski Collection, Cradle of Aviation Museum, NY

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Object Number - UPL 13930 - Two 4th Fighter Group Spitfires (codded XR-I and MD-E) and their crews watch the arrival of the first P-47 Thunderbolt to land at Debden. Photo...

Supermarine Spitfire AB271 Mk Vb Const #2383, Built at High Post

FF 6-12-41, delivered to No 33 MU 13-12-41, assigned to 123S 28-12-41, transferred to 167S 15-4-42, transferred to 165S 27-5-42, transferred to 133S 29-9-42 MD-E Sq Ldr Eric Thomas RAF, transferred to 336FS 1-10-42, FACB 16-11-42, AST, VASM 8-5-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff, assigned to 416S

FA AC 2-7-43, ROS, assigned to 130S 11-2-44, transferred to 222S 16-2-44, transferred to 322S 17-3-44, transferred to 303S 17-4-44, Missing from patrol off Normandy pres due flak from Carantan area 23-6-44 W/O Aleksander Chudek Military Virtuti 5th Class, Polish Cross 4 Bars, DFM killed, SOC.

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Units served with

336th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

4th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

People

John G DuFour

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
Service Numbers: O-885158
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Debden

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Manufactured	High Post, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4, UK	6 December 1941	Built at High Post first flew 6-12-41.
Delivered	Lyneham, Wiltshire, UK	13 December 1941	Delivered to No 33 MU 13-12-41
Assigned	Castletown, Isle of Man	28 December 1941	Assigned to 123 Sqn 28-12-41.
Other Transferred	Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR29, UK	15 April 1942	Transferred to 167 Sqn 15-4-42.
Other Transferred	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, UK	27 May 1942	Transferred to 165 Sqn 27-5-42.
Other Transferred	North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK	29 September 1942	Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 29-9-42 MD-E Sq Ldr Eric Thomas RAF.
Other Transferred	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK	1 October 1942	Transferred to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, USAAF 1-10-42.
Crashed	Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK	16 November 1942	Flying accident Cat CB damage 16-11-42.
Other Factory repair	Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK	17 November 1942 - 15 January 1943	To AST for repair.
Other Factory Mods	South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK	8 May 1943 - 29 June 1943	Vickers Armstrong South Marston 8-5-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff.
Assigned	Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK	30 June 1943	Assigned to 416 Sqn.
Crashed	Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK	2 July 1943	Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-7-43.
Other Repair On Site ROS	Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK	3 July 1943 - 5 September 1943	Repair On Site.
Assigned	Scorton, Preston, Lancashire PR3, UK	11 February 1944	Assigned to 130 Sqn 11-2-44.
Other Transferred	Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10, UK	16 February 1944	Transferred to 222 Sqn 16-2-44
Other Transferred	Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65, UK	17 March 1944	Transferred to 322 (Dutch) Sqn 17-3-44.
Other Transferred	Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK	17 April 1944	Transferred to 303 Sqn 17-4-44. Coded RF-F.
Crashed	50500 Carentan, France	23 June 1944	Missing from patrol off Normandy pres due flak from Carantan area 23-6-44 W/O A Chudek VM DFM killed.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC	Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK	24 June 1944	Struck Off Charge.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 19:19:19

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Polish Spitfire Aces By Wojtek Matusiak, Robert Grudzien.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/005_chudek.php

Date5 Oct 2015 15:16:40

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Polish Spitfire Aces By Wojtek Matusiak, Robert Grudzien.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/005_chudek.php

Date3 Oct 2015 21:13:05

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

Spitfire Production List.

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