BM249
Supermarine Spitfire BM249 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 5 MU 23-3-42, assigned to 71S 29-4-42, ASR sortie, crashed into the sea 2-6-42 pilot P/O Frank G Zavakos killed.
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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
- Service Numbers: 15013836 / 108645 (RAF)
- Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
RAF Lyneham Flying Club, Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6BA, UK | 23 March 1942 | Delivered to No 5 MU 23-3-42. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 29 April 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 29-4-42. |
Crashed |
English Channel | 2 June 1942 | Air Sea Rescue sortie, engine failure and crashed into the sea 2-6-42 pilot P/O Frank G Zavakos killed. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 3 June 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
The Flying Greek: An Immigrant Fighter Ace's WWII Odyssey with the RAF, USAAF, and French Resistance by Col Steve N Pisanos.
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
The Flying Greek: An Immigrant Fighter Ace's WWII Odyssey with the RAF, USAAF, and French Resistance by Col Steve N Pisanos.