EP615
Supermarine Spitfire EP615 Mk IX, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Original aircraft crashed at Willenhall 18-7-42 after engine failure on a test flight, test pilot Alex Henshaw survived the forced landing in a cabbage patch between two houses in a densely populated area.
Serial was reallocated VA Converted to Mk IX.
Delivered to No 39 MU 16-6-43, Cat AC 22-6-43, ROS, assigned to 222 MU 20-9-43, loaded aboard SS Empire Marlow 2-10-43, to Casablanca 19-10-43, to Nth Africa 30-11-43, assigned to 309 FS 31st FG 12th AF USAAF 31-1-44, shot down over Anzio beachhead 7-2-44 pilot F/O Bruce Winston Collins 309FS 31FG 12AF KIA. MACR 2221. SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Willenhall, West Midlands, UK | 18 July 1942 | Original Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory built aircraft crashed at Willenhall 18-7-42 after engine failure on a test flight, test pilot Alex Henshaw survived the forced landing in a cabbage patch between two houses in a densely populated area. |
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Delivered |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 16 June 1943 | Delivered to No 39 MU 16-6-43. |
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Crashed |
22 June 1943 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 22-6-43. | |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
23 June 1943 | Repair On Site. | |
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Assigned |
High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 20 September 1943 | Assigned to No 222 MU High Ercall (Packing Depot) 20-9-43. |
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Other Loaded aboard |
Merseyside, UK | 2 October 1943 | Loaded aboard SS Empire Marlow 2-10-43. |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Casablanca, Morocco | 19 October 1943 | To Casablanca 19-10-43. |
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Other Ferried |
Tangier, Morocco | 30 November 1943 | To Nth Africa 30-11-43. |
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Assigned |
Pomigliano NA, Italy | 31 January 1944 | Assigned to 309th FS 31st FG 12th AF USAAF 31-1-44. |
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Crashed |
Anzio RM, Italy | 7 February 1944 | Shot down over Anzio beachhead 7-2-44 pilot F/O Bruce Winston Collins 309FS 31FG 12AF KIA. MACR 2221. |
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Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Pomigliano NA, Italy | 8 February 1944 | Struck Off Charge. |
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Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. Serial was reallocated to Mk VA which was being converted to Mk IX. |