BM588
Supermarine Spitfire BM588 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
First Flew 21-Apr-42
39 MU 24-Apr-42
154S 'HT-F' 13-Jun-42
4FS 52FG USAAF 27-Aug-42
332S 8-Nov-42
Scottish Aviation
Vickers Armstrong South Marston 27-Jun-43 fuel syst and elev mods S type pt MkIII IFF bomb carrier
316S 29-Nov-43
63S 1-May-44
Flying accident Cat CB damage 14-Jul-44
58 Operational Training Unit 30-Jul-44
to 5524M
Struck Off Charge 4-Jul-50
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Transferred |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK | 27 August 1942 | Transferred to 4FS, 52FG, 8AF USAAF 27-Aug-42. |
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Crashed |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 31 March 1943 | Taxiing accident Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt William A Marangello, 31-Mar-43. 109OS* 67OG* 8AF |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Transferred to 109OS* 67OG* 8AF. |