8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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BS140
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BS140 Mk IX, Built at Eastleigh.
FF 14-8-42, assigned to 133S 17-8-42
Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Brest Peninsula and crashed near Guingamp, France 26-9-42 P/O Gene P Neville killed.
This aircraft was originally assigned to 133 Squadron RAF but was transferred to 8th Air Force, 4th Fighter group, 336 Squadron on 22-August-1942. The aircraft was flown by 2Lt Gene P. Neville in escort of American bombers attacking the German airfield of Porjeau at Morlaix, France. The aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Brest Peninsula and crashed near Guingamp, France, Lt. Neville was KIA.
Service
Units
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4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
336th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department on 22 august 1942, and was activated at Bushey Hall, England, on 12 September. It had been designated as No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, and was made up of American volunteers to the Royal Air... -
No. 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
People
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Gene Neville
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, transferred to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) 26 September 1942 in Spitfire 1X BS140. Lost on Brest Peninsula, crashed Guingamp, from flak damage. PH
Missions
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VIII Fighter Command 133 SQ. RAF
26 September 1942
14 aircraft and pilots took off from Great Sampford for Bolthead, Devonshire, landing there at 1230 hours. At 1350 hours and after a very sketchy briefing, 12 aircraft of the Squadron took off together with 401 with orders to make rendezvous with a...
Places
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Biggin Hill
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces. -
Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Events
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| Manufactured | Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | 14 August 1942 |
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Built at Eastleigh. First flew 14-8-42. |
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| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 17 August 1942 |
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Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 17-8-42. |
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| Crashed | Guingamp, France | 26 September 1942 |
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Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over the Brest Peninsula and crashed near Guingamp, France 26-9-42 P/O Gene P Neville killed. |
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| Struck Off Charge SOC | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 September 1942 |
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Struck Off Charge. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 February 2016 09:34:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 September 2015 11:57:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 October 2014 18:54:46 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to description |
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Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014 Correction of typo in description |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 October 2014 18:53:38 | Lee8thbuff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, unit associations, person associations and mission associations |
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Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014 "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC); Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Operations_Group |
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