AB899

Supermarine Spitfire AB899 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No 12 MU 17-8-41, assigned to 306S 9-9-41, transferred to 303S 6-10-41,

Combat damage Circus No 138 to St Omer railway station, shot up by Bf109's F/O Schmidt returned to Northolt 26-4-42, Flying accident Cat AC 2-5-42, ROS, assigned to 317S 29-5-42, HAL 9-8-42, assigned to 334th FS USAAF 2-12-42, Taxiing accident Debden Cat 3 pilot Duane W Beeson 334FS 4FG 12-12-42, to Cunliffe-Owen 23-6-43 hook fitted (called Seafire), assigned to 33MU 12-8-43, to Royal Naval Deposit Account 16-1-44, assigned to 899S 2-44 to 3-44, transferred to 808S 4-44, transferred to 885S, ran off runway nosed in soft ground Henstridge Cat X1 29-4-44 (S/L NG Rollins), ROS, assigned to 761S Henstridge 1-45.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-885184
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Kirkbride Airfield, Wigton, Cumbria CA7, UK 17 August 1941 Delivered to No 12 MU 17-8-41.

Assigned

Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire LS24, UK 9 September 1941 Assigned to 306 Sqn (City of Torun) Polish 9-9-41.

Other

Transferred

Northolt, Greater London, UK 6 October 1941 Transferred to 303 Sqn (Kościuszko) Polish 6-10-41.

Other

Combat damage

Saint-Omer, France 26 April 1942 On Circus No 138 to St Omer railway station, shot up by Bf109's, F/O Schmidt returned to Northolt 26-4-42.

Other

Flying accident

Northolt, Greater London, UK 2 May 1942 Flying accident Cat AC damage 2-5-42.

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Northolt, Greater London, UK 3 May 1942 - 28 May 1942 Repair On Site.

Assigned

Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK 29 May 1942 Assigned to 317 Sqn (Wilno) Polish 29-5-42.

Other

Repaired

Heston, Hounslow, Hounslow, Greater London TW5, UK 9 August 1942 To Heston Aircraft Ltd for repair 9-8-42.

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 2 December 1942 Assigned to 334th FS USAAF 2-12-42.

Crashed

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 12 December 1942 Taxiing accident Debden Cat 3 pilot Duane W Beeson 334FS 4FG 12-12-42.

Other

Factory Mods

Southampton Airport (SOU), Southampton, Hampshire SO18 2NL, UK 23 June 1943 To Cunliffe-Owen 23-6-43 hook fitted (called Seafire)

Assigned

Royal Air Force, Raf Station Lyneham, Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 4PZ, UK 12 August 1943 Assigned to No 33 MU 12-8-43.

Other

To Royal Navy

16 January 1944 To Royal Naval Deposit Account 16-1-44.

Crashed

Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK 29 April 1944 Ran off runway, nosed in soft ground, Henstridge Cat X1 29-4-44 (S/L NG Rollins).

Other

Repair On Site ROS

Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK 30 April 1944 Repair On Site.

Manufactured

Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Other

Assigned

Yeovilton, Yeovil, Somerset BA22, UK Assigned to 899 Sqn 2-44 to 3-44.

Other

Transferred

Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, UK Transferred to 808 Sqn 4-44.

Other

Transferred

Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK Transferred to 885 Sqn 4-44.

Assigned

Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK Assigned to 761 Sqn Henstridge 1-45.