BS148
Supermarine Spitfire BS148 Mk IX, Const #3279, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 22-Aug-42
402S 26-Aug-42
133S 6-Sep-42
Flying accident Cat AC damage 29-Jul-42
Repair On Site
Morlaix disaster, crash landed in field Kingsbridge Devon due to fuel starvation 26-Sep-42
General Aircraft Ltd
403S 29-Mar-43
Air Service Training mods 18-Apr-43 Merlin 63 install
405RSU 8-Sep-43
331S 'FN-B' 17-Oct-43
Flying accident Cat AC damage 5-Nov-43
Repair On Site
332S 5-Dec-43
Collided with EN130 on take-off North Weald 4-Jan-44
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Missions
- Date: 26 September 1942
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 29 July 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 29-Jul-42. |
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Other Repair On Site ROS |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 29 July 1942 - 25 August 1942 | Repair On Site. |
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Other Transferred |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 6 September 1942 | Transferred to 133[Eagle] Sqn RAF 6-Sep-42. |
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Crashed |
Kingsbridge, Devon, UK | 26 September 1942 | Morlaix disaster, crash landed in a field near Kingsbridge, Devon due to fuel starvation. 26-Sep-42. Pilot P/O Richard N Beaty WIA. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Saint-Omer, France | 17 June 1943 | Fw190 destroyed Nth St Omer 17-Jun-43. Pilot P/O Graham M Shouldice. |
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Crashed |
North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | 4 January 1944 | Collided with EN130 on take-off North Weald 4-Jan-44. |
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Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. |