BS301
Supermarine Spitfire BS301 Mk IX, Built at Chattis Hill.
FF 18-8-42, assigned to 133S 19-8-42, Ran out of fuel and force landed in Brittany 26-9-42 pilot 1st Lt George H Middleton POW, SOC.
This aircraft was originally assigned to 133 Squadron RAF but transferred to 8th Air Force, 4th Fighter Group, 336th Fighter Squadron on 22-August-1942. The aircraft was flown by 1Lt George H. Middleton in escort of American bombers attacking the German airfield of Porjeau at Morlaix, France. The aircraft was declared MIA over the Brest Peninsula but Lt. Middleton was able to abandon the aircraft and was captured as a POW.
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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-885127
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manufactured |
Chattis Hill, Spitfire Lane, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 18 August 1942 | Built at Chattis Hill. First flew 18-8-42. |
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Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 19 August 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 19-8-42. |
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Crashed |
Brest, France | 26 September 1942 | Ran out of fuel and force landed in Brest Peninsula 26-9-42 pilot 1st Lt George H Middleton POW. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 September 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/the-morlaix-show.html
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/the-morlaix-show.html
Lee Cunningham 22-Oct-2014 "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database; Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Operations_Group