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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BL545
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BL545 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
37MU 22-12-41
308S 26-1-42
336th FS 27-10-42
USAAF 9-10-43
HAL 10-4-44
26S 17-6-44
41OTU 8-2-45
287S 8-2-45
SOC 28-8-45
Service
Units
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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... -
336th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department on 22 august 1942, and was activated at Bushey Hall, England, on 12 September. It had been designated as No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, and was made up of American volunteers to the Royal Air...
People
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Donald Blakeslee
Military | Colonel | Fighter pilot, Commanding Officer | 4th Fighter Group
Don Blakeslee was born on 11 September 1917 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. As a boy, he became captivated with planes while watching the Cleveland National Air Races held only 30 miles away from his home at 529 7th St, Fairport Harbor, Ohio. In 1938,... -
Carl Miley
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot
133 Eagle Sqn RAF. ...
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...
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 October 2015 14:14:59 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, unit associations, person associations, place associations and media associations |
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Spitfire Production List. |
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