P8095 Halifax II
Supermarine Spitfire P8095 Mk IIa, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
39 MU 11-Mar-41
65S 30-Mar-41
collision with Bf109 in combat Cat CB damage 26-Jun-41
Air Service Training Converted to Mk Va Merlin 45
39 MU 16-Apr-42
5FS 52FG 8AF USAAF 22-Aug-42
332S 8-Nov-42
6FW 8AF USAAF Jan-43
Taxiing accident Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3 damage pilot Lt Pierce W McKennon 23-Jan-43
61 Operational Training Unit 9-Jun-43
hit tree in fog Staffs Cat CE damage 16-Apr-44
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885562
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
30 March 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named Halifax II. | |
Other Transferred |
Eglinton, Londonderry, Derry BT47, UK | 22 August 1942 | Transferred to 5FS 52FG 8AF USAAF 22-Aug-42. |
Crashed |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 23 January 1943 | Taxiing accident Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 3 damage pilot Lt Pierce W McKennon 23-Jan-43. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Transferred to 6FW 8AF USAAF Jan-43. |
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