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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EN900
Spitfire
Supermarine Spifire EN900 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircaft Factory.
Delivered to No 37 MU 10-5-42, assigned to 154S 12-6-42, Cat AC on Op's 18-7-42, ROS,
334th FS USAAF 7-12-42, to Scottish Aviation 1-8-44, assigned to 1696 Flt 24-11-44, sold scrap J.Dale 8-7-48.
Service
Units
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495th Fighter Training Group
Group
The 495th Fighter Training Group, which operated in England from December 1943, trained P-47 Thunderbolt pilots. These pilots, who had received the basic training in the USA would be assigned to a training group to practise ETO operational procedures... -
4th Fighter Group
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter... -
334th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 334th Fighter Squadron was the successor to No. 71 Eagle squadron of the Royal Air Force when the 4th Fighter Group was activated on 12 September 1942. They were based at Debden Field, Essex. The "Fighting Eagles" as they were called, flew... -
356th Service Squadron
Squadron
People
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Robert Hulse
Military | First Lieutenant | 361st Fighter Group
Places
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Events
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| Manufactured | Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | May 1942 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich Aircaft Factory. |
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| Delivered | Burtonwood, Warrington, UK | 10 May 1942 |
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Delivered to No 37 MU 10-5-42. |
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| Assigned | Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset TA3, UK | 12 June 1942 |
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Assigned to 154 Sqn 12-6-42. |
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| Combat damage | 18 July 1942 | |
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Cat AC damage on Op's 18-7-42. |
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| Repair On Site ROS | Churchstanton, Taunton, Somerset TA3, UK | 19 July 1942 – 15 September 1942 |
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Repair On Site. |
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| Assigned | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 7 December 1942 |
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Assigned to 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 7-12-42. |
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| Crashed | Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 1 March 1944 |
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Taxiing accident Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3, pilot 1st Lt Robert F Hulse, 356SerS 495FTG 8AF, 1-3-44. |
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| Factory repairs | Prestwick, South Ayrshire, UK | 1 August 1944 – 23 November 1944 |
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To Scottish Aviation 1-8-44. |
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| Assigned | Warboys, Cambridgeshire, UK | 24 November 1944 |
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Assigned to 1696 Bomber (Defence) Training Flight 24-11-44. |
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| Sold 4 Scrap | England, UK | 8 July 1948 |
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Sold for scrap J.Dale 8-7-48. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 18 September 2015 21:40:44 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events, unit associations and person associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 September 2015 21:30:23 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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