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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People

Charles Albert Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885112
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Missions

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

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Spitfire Production List.

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Spitfire Production List.

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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