ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152324
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| Date: | Monday 19 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7352 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Alnwick -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott, Northhumberland |
| RAF Eshott |
Broke up in the air after diving from 23,000 feet.
The probable cause of the dive was failure of the supplementary oxygen system.
Pilot:
Sgt Václav Šindelář (cs.) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1943.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2013 00:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Jan-2013 01:22 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 09:02 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2019 03:45 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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