W3957
Supermarine Spitfire W3957 Mk Vb, Const #2142, Built at High Post.
FF 29-9-41, delivered to No 38 MU 1-10-41, assigned to 71S 20-10-41, Ground Accident 6-6-42, ROS, assigned to 129S 19-8-42, transferred to 602S 29-11-42, transferred to 66S 19-2-43, transferred to 234S 12-5-43, transferred to 312S 29-6-43, transferred to 118S 13-3-44, transferred to 611S 3-10-44, transferred to Armee de l'Air 29-1-45, assigned to GC2/18.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885105
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group Headquarters Squadron (339th Fighter Group) 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885107
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
High Post, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4, UK | 29 September 1941 | Built at High Post. First flew 29-9-41. Factory airfield. |
Delivered |
Royal Air Force, Saint Athan, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan CF62 4WA, UK | 1 October 1941 | Delivered to No 38 MU 1-10-41. |
Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 20 October 1941 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn 20-10-41. |
Other Damaged E/A |
Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK | 17 February 1942 | Damaged 1 x Dornier 217, 10 miles E of Felixstowe, pilot P/O Oscar H Coen. |
Other Damaged E/A |
Guînes, France | 14 April 1942 | Damaged 1 x FW190, Guines, pilot P/O Micheal G H McPharlin. |
Other Damaged E/A |
Blankenberge, Belgium | 1 June 1942 | Flying as 'White 2' and providing top cover for 'Circus 178', Sgt Morgan 71 Sqn claimed a FW190 damaged Nr Blankenberge. |
Other Damaged |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 June 1942 | Ground Accident 6-6-42. |
Other ROS |
7 June 1942 - 18 August 1942 | ROS | |
Assigned |
19 August 1942 | Assigned to 129 Sqn 19-8-42. | |
Other Transferred |
29 November 1942 | Transferred to 602 Sqn 29-11-42 | |
Other Transferred |
19 February 1943 | Transferred to 66 Sqn 19-2-43. | |
Other Transferred |
12 May 1943 | Transferred to 234 Sqn 12-5-43. | |
Other Transferred |
29 June 1943 | Transferred to 312 Sqn 29-6-43. | |
Other Transferred |
13 March 1944 | Transferred to 118 Sqn 13-3-44. | |
Other Transferred |
3 October 1944 | Transferred to 611 Sqn 3-10-44. | |
Other Transferred |
France | 29 January 1945 | Transferred to Armee de l'Air 29-1-45. |
Assigned |
31 January 1945 | Assigned to Group de Chasse 2/18. | |
Crashed |
Lesparre-Médoc, France | 18 April 1945 | Downed by AA, pilot Sgt Pil Boot G/C 2/18 FAF baled out and recovered to unit. 18-4-45. A/C crashed St Trelody 1 Km Sth Lesparre Medoc, France. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_coen_o_h.php Oscar Coen claim details.
http://rafabelgianbranch.yolasite.com/resources/Circus%20178%20-%20Bobby... 1 Jun 42 combat claim.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2
By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_coen_o_h.php Oscar Coen claim details.
http://rafabelgianbranch.yolasite.com/resources/Circus%20178%20-%20Bobb… 1 Jun 42 combat claim.
Aces High: A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the ..., Volume 2
By Christopher Shores, Clive Williams
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_coen_o_h.php Oscar Coen claim details.