BL660

Supermarine Spitfire BL660 Mk Va, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 12 MU 16-5-42, assigned to 307S 1-10-42, ROS, assigned to HQ 8Ftr Command 21-10-42.

Connections

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Units served with

109th Observation Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron

A T-6 Texan of the 495th Fighter Training Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 1 G&TTFLT, 131367 A.'

1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight

Unit Hierarchy: Flight
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Other

67th Observation Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group

The planning room at Bushey Hall, home to the Headquarters of 8th Fighter Command.
First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gun planning room in Bushey Hall- England 8 Fighter command 43.'
Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Summer 1943,

Headquarters (VIII Fighter Command)

Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

People

Woodrow Hopkins

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Commanding Officer

Edward D Smith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 109th Reconnaissance Squadron
Service Numbers: O-660206
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Atcham

Site type: Airfield

Commanding officers of Fighter Groups of the 8th Air Force, 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'FORMAL PORTRAIT: They are, left to right, front row: Hub Zemke, 479th Grp, Roy Caviness, 361st Grp, Dave Schilling, 56th Grp, Everett Stewart, 355th Grp, Ben Rimermann, 353rd Grp, John Henry, 339th Grp, GT Crowell, Unk. REAR: James Maydon, 352nd Grp, WH Swanson, Unk, Joe McManus, 364th Grp, Calirborn Kinnard, 4th Grp, Philip Tukey, 356th Grp. Fred Gray, 78th Grp, Don Graham, 357th Grp. Date is unknown but it has

Bushey Hall

Site type: Military site
Known as: Watford

Membury

Site type: Airfield

Sutton Bridge

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Kirkbride, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK	16 May 1942	Delivered to No 12 MU 16-5-42.
Assigned	Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK	1 October 1942	Assigned to 307 (Lwowski) Polish Sqn 1-10-42.
Other Repair On Site ROS	Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK	5 October 1942 - 15 October 1942	Repair On Site.
Assigned	Bushey Hall, Bushey Hill Rd, London SE5 8QG, UK	16 October 1942	Assigned to HQ 8Ftr Command 16-10-42. Pilot Edward T White.
Crashed	Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK	15 January 1943	Taxiing accident Atcham/Sta 342 [parked aircraft] Cat 3 damage, 109th ObSqn, 67th ObGrp, 8AF, 15-1-43.
Crashed	Perton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, UK	18 February 1943	Taxiing accident RAF Perton Cat 3 damage pilot Lt Woodrow Hopkins, 1GTTF, 6FW, 8AF 18-2-43.
Crashed	Wellington, Telford, Telford and Wrekin, UK	29 March 1943	Killed Mid Air Collision KMAC Wellington, Shrop, Eng pilot 2Lt Elmer D Smith, 109OS, 6FW, 8AF, 29-3-43.
Other Struck Off Charge SOC	Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK	30 March 1943	Struck Off Charge.
Manufactured	Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK		Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Revisions

Date24 Sep 2015 12:07:42

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
http://raf-112-squadron.org/31stfghonor_roll43_44.html