Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3235,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151036
 
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Date:Monday 21 October 1940
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:7 OTU RAF
Registration: N3235
MSN: 459
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Hawarden, Flintshire
Destination airport:RAF Hawarden
Narrative:
Dived into the ground and burned.
SOC 29/10/40.
Crew:
Sgt Malcolm Stanley SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1940.
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Dec-2012 17:52 angels one five Added
26-Jun-2015 10:10 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Feb-2021 06:22 angels one five Updated [Time, Location, Narrative]
15-Jun-2023 21:14 Nepa Updated [[Time, Location, Narrative]]

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