BM371

media-20609.jpeg UPL 20609 Supermarine Spitfire BM371 WZ-R 309FS, 31FG, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 20609 - Supermarine Spitfire BM371 WZ-R 309FS, 31FG, 8AF USAAF.

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

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