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Old 2nd June 2008, 20:28
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US Squads assigned Spitfires
Hello Fellas,
I need some help. Im looking for a list of US squads that were assigned to fly spitfires. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 2nd June 2008, 20:39
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Re: US Squads assigned Spitfires
Hi Teutonic,

Following USAAF units flew Spitfires operationally.

31FG (307FS/308FS/309FS) - MTO
52FG (2FS/4FS/5FS) - MTO
14PRS/7PRG - ETO

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Not to forget the Eagles; the 4th FG. 334th, 335th, 336th FS
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Not to forget the Eagles; the 4th FG. 334th, 335th, 336th FS
... ex 71, 121 and 133 Sqn RAF.
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You could get "American Spitfire Aces of World War 2" by Andrew Thomas (Osprey) which should give you what you want as far as fighter variants are concerned.
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Or, better still, the two books on American Spitfires published by Ventura some years ago.
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