ER653
Supermarine Spitfire ER653 Mk Vb Trop, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 38 MU 6-10-42, transferred to No 76 MU 15-10-42, loaded aboard SS626 20-10-42, shipped to Gibraltar 6-11-42, ferry flight to NW Africa 28-2-43, assigned to 52FG 12AF USAAF, Missing from tactical recce nr Rome 10-1-44. SOC 27-1-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Gibraltar | 6 January 1942 | Shipped to Gibraltar 6-11-42. |
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Delivered |
Llandow, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan CF71, UK | 6 October 1942 | Delivered to No 38 MU 6-10-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Wroughton, Swindon, Swindon SN4, UK | 15 October 1942 | Transferred to No 76 MU (Packing and Storage) 15-10-42. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Newport, Newport, UK | 20 October 1942 | Loaded aboard SS626 20-10-42. |
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Other Ferry flight |
Casablanca | 28 February 1943 | Ferry flight to NW Africa 28-2-43. |
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Crashed |
Mediterranean Sea | 10 January 1944 | Missing from tactical recce nr Rome, lost in Mediterranean, pilot Lt Henry D Crowe Jr KIA,10-1-44. MACR 1799. Spit Vb ER653 52FG 5FS |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Borgo, France | 27 January 1944 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
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Other Assigned |
Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), Constantine, Algeria | 10 January 1944 | Assigned to 5FS, 52FG, 12AF USAAF. |