ER130

Supermarine Spitfire ER130 Mk Vb, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.

Delivered to No. 38 MU 18-10-42, transferred to No. 82 MU 25-10-42, loaded aboard SS634 4-11-42, to Gibraltar 23-11-42, to NW Africa 28-2-43, assigned to 307FS 31FG 12AF 3-43, shot down in flames by lone ME109 crashed at Anzio killing C/O Major Virgil C Fields 2-6-44, SOC 3-6-44.

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Units served with

People

Virgil Cephus Fields

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 31st Fighter Group 307th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073411 / O-727434
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Llandow, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan CF71, UK 18 October 1942 Delivered to No. 38 MU 18-10-42.

Other

Transferred

Lichfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK 25 October 1942 Transferred to No. 82 MU 25-10-42.

Other

Loaded onboard

Merseyside, UK 4 November 1942 Loaded aboard SS634 4-11-42

Other

Shipped overseas

Gibraltar 23 November 1942 To Gibraltar 23-11-42.

Other

Ferried

Rabat, Morocco 28 February 1943 To NW Africa 28-2-43.

Crashed

Anzio RM, Italy 2 June 1944 Shot down in flames by lone ME109 crashed at Anzio killing C/O Major Virgil C Fields 2-6-44.

Other

Struck Off Charge SOC

Via Ponte Olivo, 93015 Niscemi CL, Italy 3 June 1944 Struck Off Charge 3-6-44.

Manufactured

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

Assigned

Via Ponte Olivo, 93015 Niscemi CL, Italy Assigned to 307FS 31FG 12AF 3-43.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 By Andrew Thomas

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photo unlinked from this page. This is a MKVIII/IX and not ER130.
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Spitfire Production List.
American Spitfire Aces of World War 2 By Andrew Thomas