X4669 Kaffraria II
Supermarine Spitfire X4669 Mk Va Const #1647, Built at Eastleigh.
First Flew 9-5-41
38MU 11-5-41
64S 16-5-41
603S 21-5-41
81S 7-1-42
165S 12-4-42
Flying accident Cat AC 4-5-42
Repair On Site
167S 28-5-42
5th FS 52 FG 8AF USAAF 22-8-42
109 Obs Sqn, 6th FW, 8AF USAAF
crashed Kings Nordley Salop 27-3-43
Aerobatics training - Crashed at Kingsordley, between Quatt and Tuckhill to the south-east of Bridgnorth, at 14.40 hrs. The pilot was attempting a forced landing, after the engine began to falter due to a glycol leak, when he is believed to have been overcome by fumes on the approach and crashed through a hedge, ripping off both wings and skidding across a narrow lane, before coming to rest inverted and on fire. Pilot F/O John L Becker KIFA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Presentation Spitfire |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | 16 May 1941 | Presentation Spitfire named Kaffraria II. |
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Other Transferred |
England, UK | 28 August 1942 | Transferred to 5th FS 52nd FG 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
North Bridge, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX3 6TD, UK | 27 March 1943 | Crashed Engine Failure King North Bridge Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt John L Becker KIFA, 27-Mar-43. 109 OB 6 FW 8AF |
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Manufactured |
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK | Built at Eastleigh. | |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 109 Obs Sqn, 6th FW, 8AF USAAF. |