BM371
Supermarine Spitfire BM371 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
First Flew 28-Mar-42
45 MU 1-Apr-42
309FS 31FG 8AF USAAF 30-Jun-42
CB ops
Flying accident Cat AC damage 4-Jul-42
Repair On Site
107ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF
Morris Motors 31-Jan-44 mods
33 MU
RNDA 9-Feb-44
Lee on Solent 23-Feb-44 as trainer
886S Henstridge wheels-up landing Cat X1 17-Mar-44 (S/L WA Wallace)
808S Mar-44 to Apr-44
761S Henstridge Jun-44
719S St Merryn Jul-44
Stbd wheel ran off runway tyre burst on nose Cat ZZ 2-Dec-44 (S/L TF Scott)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 30 June 1942 | Landing Accident High Ercall Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Berry Chandler, 30-Jun-42. 309FS 31FG 8AF. |
Crashed |
High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 4 July 1942 | Flying accident Cat AC damage 4-Jul-42. |
Other Repair On Site ROS |
High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | 5 July 1942 - 2 August 1942 | Repair On Site. |
Crashed |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | 9 November 1942 | Take Off Accident RAF Membury Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Edgar L Cook, 9-Nov-42. 107OS 67OG 8AF. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
High Ercall, Telford, Telford and Wrekin TF6, UK | Transferred to 309FS 31FG 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Combat damage |
Cat CB damage on Op's. | ||
Other Transferred |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | Transferred to 107ObSqn 67ObGrp 8AF USAAF. |