BM590 Olga
IWM CH 7337.
'Olga' was photographed air to air from all angles to provide recognition samples to incoming USAAF bomber crews in an attempt to avoid freindly fire incidents.
IWM digital archive.
Supermarine Spitfire BM590 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
Delivered to No ? MU 24-4-42, assigned to 121S 'AV-R' 28-4-42, transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 9-42, transferred to 13PRS, 7PRG 10-42, Bailed Out Engine Failure BOEF Oxon, Oxfordshire, pilot Vernon N Luber, 13PRS, 7PRG, 8thAF, 7-10-42, SOC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885131
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Service Numbers: 660583
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
24 April 1942 | Delivered to No ? MU 24-4-42. | |
Assigned |
Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK | 28 April 1942 | Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 'AV-R' 28-4-42. Pilot P/O Gilbert O Halsey. |
Other E/A Probable |
Dieppe, France | 19 August 1942 | Fw190 Probable Dieppe, pilot P/O Gilbert O Halsey, 19-8-42. |
Crashed |
Oxfordshire, UK | 7 October 1942 | Bailed Out Engine Failure BOEF Cat 5 damage, Oxon, Oxfordshire, pilot Vernon N Luber, 13PRS, 7PRG, 8thAF, 7-10-42. |
Other Struck Off Charge SOC |
Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | 8 October 1942 | Struck Off Charge. |
Manufactured |
Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, UK | Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. | |
Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Transferred to 335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF 9-42. | |
Other Transferred |
Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | Transferred to 13PRS, 7PRG 10-42. |
Revisions
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=BM-590
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=118813
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas.
American Eagles: US Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1939-1945: Rare Photographs from
Wartime Archives by Tony Holmes.
Spitfire Production List.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=BM-590
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=118813
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 by Andrew Thomas.
American Eagles: US Fighter Pilots in the RAF 1939-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Tony Holmes.