W3509
Supermarine Spitfire W3509 Mk Vb, Const # 1806 Built at High Post.
FF 21-6-41, 37MU 24-6-41, 71S 26-8-41.
Missing escorting Blenheims to Mazingarbe believed ditched on return 17-9-41 P/O Thomas Paul McGerty killed. The body of the pilot washed ashore on 20th October 1941 near Castricum, The Netherlands. Buried Bergen General Cemetery, Noord-Holland.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: 61927
- Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
24 June 1941 | Delivered to No 37 MU 24-6-41. | |
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Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 26 August 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 26-8-41. |
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Crashed |
English Channel | 17 September 1941 | Missing escorting Blenheims to Mazingarbe believed ditched on return 17-9-41 P/O Thomas Paul McGerty KIA. |
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Manufactured |
High Post, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4, UK | Built at High Post. First flown 21-6-41. Factory Airfield. |