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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PL841
Spitfire
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Spitfires including (serial number PL841) and (PL914) of the 14th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case:"Spitfire Cluster Astrella"
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Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI PL841 from 681 Squadron Royal Air Force.
Supermarine Spitfire PL841 PR Mk XI, Built at Aldermaston.
Delivered to No 6 MU 29-5-44, Assigned to RAF Benson 9-9-44, transferred to 14th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF USAAF, sent to 1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit 20-9-44, shipped overseas to NW Africa 25-9-44, asigned to Air Command South East Asia 681 Sqn 12-10-44, missing from PR mission to Moulmein 7-6-45.
Service
Units
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7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Group
Based for the majority of their service at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, the 7th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance) took over three million intelligence photos during the course of 4,251 sorties over occupied Europe. The Group was awarded a Distinguished... -
Places
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Mount Farm
Military site : airfield
Originally a grass airfield satellite for the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at nearby RAF Benson, Mount Farm was built in 1940-1941. It had three concrete runways, 49 dispersals (24 concrete pan type plus 25 PSP squares), and eight blister...
Events
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| Manufactured | Aldermaston, Reading, West Berkshire RG7, UK | May 1944 |
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Built at Aldermaston. |
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| Delivered | 29 May 1944 | |
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Delivered to No 6 MU 29-5-44. |
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| Assigned | Royal Air Force Station, Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 6AB, UK | 9 September 1944 |
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Assigned to RAF Benson 9-9-44. |
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| Sent for Despatch | 20 September 1944 | |
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1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit 20-9-44. |
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| Shipped Overseas | Africa | 25 September 1944 |
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NW Africa 25-9-44. |
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| Transferred | Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | October 1944 |
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Transferred to 14th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF USAAF. |
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| Assigned | South East Asia | 12 October 1944 |
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To Air Command South East Asia 681 Sqn, 12-10-44. |
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| Crashed | Mawlamyine, Myanmar (Burma) | 7 June 1945 |
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Missing from PR mission to Moulmein 7-6-45. F/Lt Thomas Woodhouse RAF, missing, presumed killed. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 February 2016 12:41:47 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number and nicknames |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 August 2015 21:19:57 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description, events and unit associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2014 04:05:04 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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Eyes of the Eighth - Patricia Fussell Keen |
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