Another shot of "The Spook". This was taken at Prestwick Field, Scotland, while Maj James Setchell and his nav, Jerome (Alex) Alexander, were flying her to La Marsa, Tunisia. This photo was taken sometime between 6 and 15 Oct 1943. - Maj James Setchell and Spook Prestwick Field Scotland.
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The 3rd Photographic Group were stationed only briefly in Britain and flew no missions from either Membury or Steeple Morden. They were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and undertook photographic reconnaissance in support of operations in the...
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Mosquito
"The Spook" - pilot Major James F Setchell and navigator Captain Jerome C Alexander delivered Mosquito 43-324926 to the MTO via Canada, England, Tunisia, eventually Italy. Nicknamed "the Spook" after Setchell's son, 43-324926 was the only de Havilland...