BR640
Supermarine Spitfire BR640 Mk IX, Built at Rolls Royce Hucknall.
FF 14-8-42, assigned to 133S 'MD-V' 16-8-42, AST major repair 7-9-42, assigned to 336th FS 22-8-42, Circus to Morlaix Ran out of fuel and force landed in Brittany 26-9-42, pilot P/O Charles A Cook, Jr. POW, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885112
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK | 14 August 1942 | Built at Rolls Royce Hucknall. First flew 14-8-42. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 16 August 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 'MD-V' 16-8-42. |
Assigned |
Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10, UK | 22 August 1942 | Assigned to 336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, 22-8-42. |
Other Factory for major repair |
Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK | 7 September 1942 - 21 September 1942 | To Air Service Training for major repair 7-9-42. |
Crashed |
26 September 1942 | Failed To Return from 'Circus' escorting Boston's to Porjeau airfield, Morlaix. Ran out of fuel and force landed in Brittany 26-9-42, pilot P/O Charles A Cook, Jr. POW. | |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex CB10, UK | 27 September 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; National Archives Records Administration (NARA): Wikiperdia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Operations_Group