ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145447
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| Date: | Monday 19 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc |
| Owner/operator: | 417 (City of Windsor) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | JG726 |
| MSN: | CBAF.... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Goubrine -
 Tunisia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Goubrine, Tunisia |
JG726 Spitfire Mk Vc: Delivered to 9 MU, RAF Cosford 11-12-42. To 222 MU 24-12-42. To Inchanga 11-1-43. To Takoradi 7-2-43. To Middle East 14-3-43. To 417 Squadron, RCAF ('AN-L'). Damaged beyond repair when hit Hudson FK385 on take-off at Goubrine, Tunisia 19-4-43.
Wreckage recovered to Gabès, Tunisia, where stripped down for spares and scrapped on site
Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/39411748@N06/6344922143/
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205188616
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p048.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2012 07:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 07:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2015 09:18 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 15:56 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
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