ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155733
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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1943 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 72 (Basutoland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | EN301 |
| MSN: | 3776 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing - Mediteranean Sea, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hal Far, Malta |
Engine failure on an operational flight, about 10 miles south of Marina di Ragusa.
The pilot baled out but was never found.
Pilot:
F/O Dalton John Prytherch, RAFVR - missing.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2013 01:27 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-May-2013 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2013 03:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2013 03:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2013 01:57 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2013 08:46 | JINX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Aug-2013 00:54 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2013 02:37 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 29-Sep-2014 06:12 | angels one five | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2015 07:00 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2020 18:17 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2022 04:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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