BM523
Supermarine Spitfire BM523 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
37 MU 16-Apr-42
133S 13-Jun-42
71S 29-Jun-42
transferred to 111S Eglinton 9-Jul-42
transferred to 4FS 52FG USAAF 28-Aug-42
transferred to 2FS 52FG USAAF
Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-Sep-42
Repair On Site
4FS 52FG USAAF 12-Sep-42
332S 8-Nov-42
122S 21-May-43
Landing accident Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3 damage Lt Gilbert S Wright
66 Wing USAAF 6-Sep-43
Landing accident Duxford Cat 5 Lt Edward L Bryan 66 FW 8AF 18-Oct-43
Repair On Site
6 MU 16-Feb-44
443S 7-Mar-44
58 Operational Training Unit 30-Mar-44
57 Operational Training Unit
9 Group Communication Flight 16-Jul-44
12 Group Communication Flight 28-Sep-44
Eshott 28-Sep-44
57 Operational Training Unit 2-Nov-44
Air Service Training Heston 14-Jun-45
Struck Off Charge 2-Jun-47
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 373rd Fighter Group Headquarters (373rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-437064
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 354th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2045023 / T-60122
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 13 June 1942 | Assigned to 133[Eagle] Sqn RAF 13-Jun-42. |
Other Transferred |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 29 June 1942 | Transferred to 71[Eagle] Sqn RAF 29-Jun-42. |
Other Transferred |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 28 August 1942 | Transferred to 4th FS 52nd FG USAAF 28-Aug-42. Lt Sylvan Feld. |
Other Transferred |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 1 September 1942 | Transferred to 2nd FS 52nd FG USAAF 1-Sep-42. |
Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 2 September 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-Sep-42. |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 3 September 1942 - 11 September 1942 | Repair On Site. |
Assigned |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 12 September 1942 | 4FS 52FG USAAF 12-Sep-42. |
Other Transferred |
Sawston Hall, Church Ln, Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22 3JR, UK | 6 September 1943 | Transferred to 66 Fighter Wing USAAF 6-Sep-43. |
Crashed |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 18 October 1943 | Landing accident Duxford Cat 5 Lt Edward L Bryan. 66 FW 8AF 18-Oct-43. |
Other Repair On Site |
Duxford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB22, UK | 19 November 1943 - 23 December 1943 | Repair On Site. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
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Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html
Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/52ndfghonor_roll42_43.html