AB897
Supermarine Spitfire AB897 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 6 MU 20-8-41, assigned to 71S 26-8-41, SOC 20-10-41, assigned to 71S 31-12-41, flying accident Cat AC damage 2-4-42, ROS, assigned to 5th PS USAAF 5-9-42,
Taxiing accident Cat 3 damage, pilot George A Zientowski 5th FS, 52nd FG RAF Eglington, Londonderry, IRE 10-9-42, ROS, to Vickers Armstrong South Marston 2-5-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff, assigned to 317S 2-7-43, transferred to 402S 12-10-43, air collision with AA880 21-3-44, shot down by flak over Normandy 10-6-44, SOC.
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Units served with
- 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: 52nd Fighter Group
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Manchester Smithfield Market
- Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
RAF Brize Norton, Carterton, Oxfordshire OX18 3LX, UK | 20 August 1941 | Delivered to No 6 MU 20-8-41. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 August 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 26-8-41. |
Other SOC |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 October 1941 | SOC 20-10-41. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 31 December 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 31-12-41. |
Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 April 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-4-42. |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 3 April 1942 | Repair On Site. |
Assigned |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 5 September 1942 | Assigned to 5th PS, 52nd PG, 8th AF USAAF 5-9-42. |
Crashed |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 10 September 1942 | Taxiing accident Cat 3 damage, pilot George A Zientowski 5th FS, 52nd FG RAF Eglington, Londonderry, IRE 10-9-42. |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 11 September 1942 | Repair On Site. |
Other Factory Mods |
South Marston, Swindon, Swindon SN3, UK | 2 May 1943 | To Vickers Armstrong South Marston 2-5-43 fuel syst mods wing stiff. |
Assigned |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 2 July 1943 | Assigned to 317 Sqn (Wilno) Polish 2-7-43. |
Other Transferred |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 12 October 1943 | Transferred to 402 Sqn (City of Winnipeg) RCAF 12-10-43 |
Crashed |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 21 March 1944 | Air collision with Spitfire AA880 whilst formation flying 21-3-44. |
Crashed |
Normandy | 10 June 1944 | Shot down by flak over Normandy 10-6-44. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Digby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire LN4, UK | 11 June 1944 | Struck Off Charge. 11-6-44. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |