AB899
Supermarine Spitfire AB899 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No 12 MU 17-8-41, assigned to 306S 9-9-41, transferred to 303S 6-10-41,
Combat damage Circus No 138 to St Omer railway station, shot up by Bf109's F/O Schmidt returned to Northolt 26-4-42, Flying accident Cat AC 2-5-42, ROS, assigned to 317S 29-5-42, HAL 9-8-42, assigned to 334th FS USAAF 2-12-42, Taxiing accident Debden Cat 3 pilot Duane W Beeson 334FS 4FG 12-12-42, to Cunliffe-Owen 23-6-43 hook fitted (called Seafire), assigned to 33MU 12-8-43, to Royal Naval Deposit Account 16-1-44, assigned to 899S 2-44 to 3-44, transferred to 808S 4-44, transferred to 885S, ran off runway nosed in soft ground Henstridge Cat X1 29-4-44 (S/L NG Rollins), ROS, assigned to 761S Henstridge 1-45.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885184
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK | 17 August 1941 | Delivered to No 12 MU 17-8-41. |
Assigned |
Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK | 9 September 1941 | Assigned to 306 Sqn (City of Torun) Polish 9-9-41. |
Other Transferred |
Northolt, Greater London, UK | 6 October 1941 | Transferred to 303 Sqn (Kościuszko) Polish 6-10-41. |
Other Combat damage |
Saint-Omer, France | 26 April 1942 | On Circus No 138 to St Omer railway station, shot up by Bf109's, F/O Schmidt returned to Northolt 26-4-42. |
Other Flying accident |
Northolt, Greater London, UK | 2 May 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-5-42. |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Northolt, Greater London, UK | 3 May 1942 - 28 May 1942 | Repair On Site. |
Assigned |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 29 May 1942 | Assigned to 317 Sqn (Wilno) Polish 29-5-42. |
Other Repaired |
Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK | 9 August 1942 | To Heston Aircraft Ltd for repair 9-8-42. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 December 1942 | Assigned to 334th FS USAAF 2-12-42. |
Crashed |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 12 December 1942 | Taxiing accident Debden Cat 3 pilot Duane W Beeson 334FS 4FG 12-12-42. |
Other Factory Mods |
Southampton Airport (SOU), Southampton, Hampshire SO18 2NL, UK | 23 June 1943 | To Cunliffe-Owen 23-6-43 hook fitted (called Seafire) |
Assigned |
Royal Air Force, Raf Station Lyneham, Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 4PZ, UK | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to No 33 MU 12-8-43. |
Other To Royal Navy |
16 January 1944 | To Royal Naval Deposit Account 16-1-44. | |
Crashed |
Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK | 29 April 1944 | Ran off runway, nosed in soft ground, Henstridge Cat X1 29-4-44 (S/L NG Rollins). |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK | 30 April 1944 | Repair On Site. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Assigned |
Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset BA22, UK | Assigned to 899 Sqn 2-44 to 3-44. | |
Other Transferred |
Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, UK | Transferred to 808 Sqn 4-44. | |
Other Transferred |
Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK | Transferred to 885 Sqn 4-44. | |
Assigned |
Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK | Assigned to 761 Sqn Henstridge 1-45. |