Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk II P7685,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137827
 
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Date:Sunday 23 March 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk II
Owner/operator:610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF
Registration: P7685
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles NE of West Dean, West Sussex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Westhampnett, Sussex
Destination airport:RAF Westhampnett
Narrative:
Flew into a hill in bad visibility. Wrecked.
SOC 31/3/41
Pilot:
P/O (60097) Irvine Scott Owen GAZE RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2011 00:03 angels one five Added
28-Dec-2011 08:07 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
23-Jan-2012 01:49 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
25-Sep-2013 04:06 angels one five Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Mar-2014 21:51 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
27-Nov-2014 08:07 angels one five Updated [Operator]
01-Jun-2015 15:06 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
05-Dec-2019 09:23 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]

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