BM293

Supermarine Spitfire BM293 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 5 MU 25-3-42, assigned to 71S 20-4-42, transferred to 334th FS USAAF 1-10-42, Phillips & Powis South Marston 2-4-43, assigned to 504S 26-8-43, transferred to 313S 22-9-43, Missing presumed shot down by Fw190 nr Beauvais 27-9-43 F/Sgt T Zrnik killed, SOC.

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Units served with

People

James Averell Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 334th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885106
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot; Deputy Commanding Officer

Oscar Hoffman Coen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885105
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot-1055 Squadron Commander

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

25 March 1942 Delivered to No 5 MU 25-3-42.

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 20 April 1942 Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 20-4-42.

Other

E/A Probable

Dieppe, France 19 August 1942 1/2 Ju88 probable Dieppe, pilot F/O Oscar H Coen. 19-8-42.

Other

Transferred

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 1 October 1942 Transferred to 334th FS USAAF 1-10-42.

Other

Factory repairs

South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK 2 April 1943 - 25 August 1943 To Phillips & Powis South Marston for repairs 2-4-43.

Assigned

Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK 26 August 1943 Assigned to 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn 26-8-43.

Other

Transferred

Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24, UK 22 September 1943 Transferred to 313 Sqn 22-9-43.

Crashed

Beauvais, France 27 September 1943 Missing on Ramrod 25, assumed shot down by Fw190 nr Beauvais 27-9-43 F/Sgt T Zrnik KIA.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire BH24, UK 28 September 1943 Struck Off Charge.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Feb 2016 17:31:07
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations and place associations
Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One, Volume 2 by Christopher Shores and Clive Williams.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_c…

Date6 Sep 2015 20:30:27
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One, Volume 2 by Christopher Shores and Clive Williams.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_cl...

Date6 Sep 2015 20:29:20
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One, Volume 2 by Christopher Shores and Clive Williams.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_cl...

Date6 Sep 2015 20:26:21
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources

Spitfire Production List.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces of WWII, Volume One, Volume 2 by Christopher Shores and Clive Williams.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_c…