ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118837
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 12th TRSqn /67th TRGp USAAF |
| Registration: | BL920 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile east of Bishop's Caundle, Dorset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb BL920, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory.
11-Feb-42: Delivered to 12 MU
05-Mar-42: Issued to 416 (Lynx) Squadron, RCAF
15-Jul-42: Issued to 602 Squadron
11-Sep-42: Issued to 164 Squadron
11-Jun-43: To USAAF, 12th Recon Squadron, 67th Tactical Recon Group, 9th Air Force
09-Sep-43: On operation to Cherbourg, France, A/C had an engine failure. pilot glided across the channel and was forced to bail out due to smoke in the cock pit. Cat CE damage. Pilot 2nd Lt Ivan R Henry injured, but RTD (Returned To Duty). SOC same day
Nb: Serial attributed to MACR 548 and Franklin D Burt [EE746] incorrectly.
Sources:
1. http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/20464
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p025.html
4. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
5. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/100338
6. https://clarencesimonsen.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/the-making-of-a-wwii-rcaf-spitfire-pilot-part-two/
7. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_BK100.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 15:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:29 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2020 18:42 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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