AD112
Supermarine Spitfire AD112 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 6 MU 20-8-41, assigned to 71S 26-8-41, missing from sweep to Mazingarbe 13-10-41, SOC 30-11-41.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: J15016
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX, UK | 20 August 1941 | Delivered to No 6 MU 20-8-41 |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 August 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 26-8-41. |
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Crashed |
English Channel | 13 October 1941 | Missing from sweep to Mazingarbe. Shot down by Bf109's. Pilot P/O Gilmore C Daniel baled out over the channel and was captured at Calais 3 days later. 13-10-41. POW Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 30 November 1941 | Struck Off Charge 30-11-41. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/13355.php Shoot down / Gilmore C Daniel circumstances.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-9158.html Shoot down / Gilmore C Daniel circumstances.
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/13355.php Shoot down / Gilmore C Daniel circumstances.
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-9158.html Shoot down / Gilmore C Daniel circumstances.