Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb AB847,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150581
 
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Date:Thursday 28 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF
Registration: AB847
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Orby, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with Spitfire Mark I R6897 during dogfighting practice.
Crashed and destroyed.
SOC 28/1/43.

P/O C.A. Graham RCAF baled out and survived, injured.

Sources:

Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Nov-2012 13:28 angels one five Added
08-Nov-2012 13:32 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
04-Dec-2014 11:40 angels one five Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
24-May-2015 21:01 Iwosh Updated [Operator]

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