AR404

media-387642.jpg FRE 5400 A Mark V Spitfire (serial number AR404, "War Weary") of 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Handwritten on slide case:"Mount Farm 7PG R. Astrella" Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5400 - A Mark V Spitfire (serial number AR404, "War Weary") of 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th...

Supermarine Spitfire AR404 Mk Vb, Built at Westland.

Delivered to No 38 MU 11-4-42, assigned to 124S 9-6-42, transferred to 2nd PS USAAF 22-8-42, crashed Thornton Abbey Lincs, Belly landing 2 mi S Goxhill Edwin M Broughton Cat5 2FS, 52FG 21-10-42, AST Cat E 24-10-42, assigned to 416S 22-4-43, FA Cat AC 16-5-43, ROS, assigned to 313S 9-9-43, transferred to 14thPS, 7thPG, 8AF USAAF 9-11-43, Belly Landing Mount Farm pilot Albert W Clark 13PRS, 7PRG, 8AF Cat 3 damage 25-11-43, Reid Sigrist refurb, to Portugal 12-6-47.

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Units served with

14th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

The insignia of the 14th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Featuring Bugs Bunny.

14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Reconnaissance

2nd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group

52nd Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

Albert Wesley Clark

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 27th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Service Numbers: O-729812
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Eglinton

Site type: Airfield

Goxhill

Site type: Airfield

Mount Farm

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Colerne, Wiltshire, UK	11 April 1942	Delivered to No 38 MU 11-4-42.
Assigned	Castletown Primary School, Castletown, Thurso, Caithness KW14 8UA, UK	9 June 1942	Assigned to 124 Sqn 9-6-42.
Other Transferred	Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK	22 August 1942	Transferred to 2nd PS 52PG USAAF 22-8-42.
Crashed	Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire DN19, UK	21 October 1942	Belly landing 2 mi S Goxhill pilot Edwin M Broughton Cat 5 damage 2FS, 52FG 21-10-42.
Other Repaired	Perth, Perth, Perth and Kinross, UK	24 October 1942 - 21 April 1943	To Air Service Training for repair Cat E 24-10-42.
Assigned	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, UK	22 April 1943	Assigned to 416 Sqn (RCAF) 22-4-43.
Crashed	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, UK	16 May 1943	Flying accident Cat AC damage 16-5-43.
Other Repair On Site ROS	Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, UK	17 May 1943 - 8 September 1943	Repair On Site.
Assigned	Hawkinge, Kent, UK	9 September 1943	Assigned to 313 Sqn 9-9-43.
Other Transferred	Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK	9 November 1943	Transferred to 14th PS, 7th PG, 8AF USAAF 9-11-43. War Weary and used as Sqn Hack A/C.
Crashed	Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK	25 November 1943	Belly Landing Mount Farm pilot Albert W Clark 13PRS, 7PRG, 8AF Cat 3 damage 25-11-43.
Other Factory Refurbished	Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire LE9, UK	1 January 1947 - 11 June 1947	To Reid Sigrist Refurbished.
Other Shipped Overseas	Portugal	12 June 1947	To Portugal 12-6-47.
Manufactured	Yeovil, Somerset, UK		Built at Westland.