X4342

Supermarine Spitfire X4342 Mk Ia Const #1103, Built at Eastleigh.

First Flew 3-Sep-40 (CMG)

8 MU 5-Sep-40

6 MU 9-Sep-40 cannon wing fitted

19S 9-Sep-40

7 Operational Training Unit 10-Sep-40

Rolls Royce Hucknall 11-Jan-41 Converted to Mk Vb Merlin 45

Air Fighting Development Unit 24-Feb-41

92S 'QJ-P' 13-Mar-41

Rolls Royce Hucknall 15-Apr-41

damaged by Bf109 14-Jun-41

Air Service Training

316S 15-Oct-41

154S 13-Jun-42

121S 18-Jul-42

Cat AC damage on Op's 22-Jul-42 Rhubarb pilot F/O J M Sanders

340S 13-Sep-42

131S 27-Oct-42

Missing on ground attack mission to Ouistreham 18-Nov-42

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 6th Fighter Wing 335th Fighter Squadron No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Transferred

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 18 July 1942 Transferred to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 18-Jul-42.

Other

Combat damage

Calais, France 22 July 1942 Cat AC damage on Op's 22-Jul-42. Rhubarb - pilot F/O James M Sanders WIA.

Crashed

Ouistreham, France 18 November 1942 Missing on ground attack mission to Ouistreham 18-Nov-42. Shot down by Bf109. pilot Sgt Edward Appleton-Bach KIA.

Manufactured

Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK Built at Eastleigh.

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