AR283
Supermarine Spitfire AR283 Mk Vb, Built at Westland.
33 MU 12-Jan-42
611S 8-Feb-42
301S 14-Jul-42
307USAAF 23-Jan-43
153ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF
Heston Aircraft Ltd 7-Apr-43
Vickers Armstrong South Marston 19-Aug-43 fuel syst and elevator mods wing stiffened MkIII IFF bomb carrier
416S 3-Dec-43
186S 10-Feb-44
130S 18-May-44
303S
Cat AC damage on Op's 26-Jul-44
Repair On Site
61 Operational Training Unit 14-Apr-45
Struck Off Charge 22-May-45
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18032052 / O-416989
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Membury, Axminster EX13, UK | 14 November 1942 | Taxiing Accident RAF Membury, Berkshire, ENG Cat 3 damage Lt Walker L Boone, 14-Nov-42. Spitfire Vb AR-283 - 153OS 67OG. |
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Crashed |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | 2 April 1943 | Crashed Belly Landing Keevil/Sta 471 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Francis J Dillon, 2-Apr-43. 153OS 67OG 8AF. |
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Manufactured |
Yeovil, Somerset, UK | Built at Westland. | |
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Other Transferred |
Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14, UK | Transferred to 153ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=AR283&Submit4=Go