Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb EN838,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118814
 
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Date:Friday 9 October 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:308th FSqn /31st FGp USAAF
Registration: EN838
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Arundel Park, West Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Westhampnett /AAF Sta.352, West Sussex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spitfire EN838: Crashed following structural failure Arundel park. 09/10/1942
Crew:
Lt. Willard C. WARD (pilot) USAAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2.https://www.americanairmuseum.com/place/406

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Mar-2020 18:37 DG333 Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator]
21-Mar-2022 19:46 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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