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Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, Morlaix disaster, crash landed in his Spitfire IX BS148 in a field near Kingsbridge, Devon due to fuel starvation. Critically injured, but survived his injuries. 26-9-42.
Squadron
The 336th Fighter Squadron was constituted by the War Department on 22 august 1942, and was activated at Bushey Hall, England, on 12 September. It had been designated as No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron, and was made up of American volunteers to the Royal Air...
Squadron
'On 1 August 1941, No. 133 reformed at Coltishall as the third 'Eagle' Squadron manned by American personnel. Equipped with Hurricanes it became operational at the end of September. The next month the Squadron moved to Northern Ireland, returning to...
Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire BS148 Mk IX, Const #3279, Built at Eastleigh.
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19 August 1942
31st Fighter Group despatches 123 Spitfires in support of the landings at Dieppe, France. 8 are lost. These are the first operations of VIII Fighter Command units under VIII Fighter Command control.
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26 September 1942
14 aircraft and pilots took off from Great Sampford for Bolthead, Devonshire, landing there at 1230 hours. At 1350 hours and after a very sketchy briefing, 12 aircraft of the Squadron took off together with 401 with orders to make rendezvous with a...
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units. USAAF Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations by British and US forces.
Other location
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| Joined RAFVR | Canada | 1940 |
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Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
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| Assigned | Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 1941 – 26 September 1942 |
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Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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| Crashed | Kingsbridge, Devon, UK | 26 September 1942 |
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Morlaix disaster, crash landed in his Spitfire IX BS148 in a field near Kingsbridge, Devon |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 December 2016 12:35:59 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to unit associations |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 February 2016 16:13:59 | Al_Skiff | Changes to aircraft associations |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 November 2015 19:55:24 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons |
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