Spitfire PR Mk IV , AA810

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Lost on March 5, 1942

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Wings leading edge from Spitfire PR Mk IV Serial AA810

  - - - Very special thanks to Jørgen Moe for help - - -

 

Spitfire PR Mk IV Serial AA810
Engine : Merlin 45
Fixe camera : installation in brackets
Fuselage built : Vincent Garage (Reading) Serial 2203
Wings and Tailplane : Great Western Motors
Engine installed at : Vincents (Reading) and Star Road Factory (Caversham)
First flight and tests : Henley aerodrome near Wargrave, Berks 17-10-1941
1PRU : 19-10-1941
Lost in operations : 05-03-1942

On March 5, 1942 the ORB for 1PRU states that Pilot Officer Gunn took off from Wick a/f at 08.07 hrs, flying Spitfire AA810 his objective being Trondheim but failed to return.
(1PRU ORB's are in record AIR 29/413 through 514, and cover 9/39 to 10/42).

Serial	Type	Squadron	Code	Date	Reason	Mission / Crash location	Pilot
AA810	PR Mk IV	1 PRU	LY ?	5 mars 1942	Me 109	Trondheim	F/Lt Alastair D M Gunn (POW)

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