ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152689
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Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
Registration: | P8641 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Llandow, Glamorganshire, Wales -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Spitfire P8641 was struck by Spitfire P7378 whilst waiting to take-off, and was destroyed by fire.
Spitfire P7378 was making a forced landing owing to engine failure.
Pilot:
Sgt Charles Stanley Rutter HAMILTON (1049919) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1943.
CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Jan-2013 02:51 |
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20-Jun-2015 09:30 |
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Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Apr-2021 05:43 |
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Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
21-Apr-2021 05:49 |
angels one five |
Updated [Narrative] |
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