BL492
Supermarine Spitfire BL492 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
37 MU 7-Dec-41
74S 2-Jan-42
601S 4-Apr-42
133S 7-Apr-42
412S 18-May-42
Cat AC damage on Op's 4-Sep-42
Repair On Site
Westland 9-Dec-42
Vickers Armstrong South Marston 27-Apr-43 fuel syst mods wing stiffened Converted to Seafire Mk Ib reserialled PA111
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885113
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 7 April 1942 | Transferred to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 7-Apr-42. |
Other E/A Probable |
Ostend, Belgium | 27 April 1942 | Fw190 probable Ostend pilot F/O William H Baker. 27-Apr-42. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_baker_w_h.php
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_baker_w_h.php