ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156573
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| Date: | Friday 3 August 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MJ411 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leven, about 6 mi. SE of RAF Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire |
| RAF Hutton Cranswick |
Spitfire MJ411 broke up and spun into the ground after a mid-air collision with another Spitfire of the same squadron, when the two aircraft broke formation to evade a practice attack by two Spitfire Mk 21s.
Pilot:
W/O (570389) Thomas JEFFERY RAF was unable to abandon his aircraft and was killed.
R.I.P.
Thomas (Jeff) Jeffery is buried in Rawdon ( St Peter ) Churchyard.
Sources:
1. http://www.hullaeroclub.co.uk/downloads/Windsock1.pdf
2. Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2013 07:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Jul-2013 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2013 22:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2015 09:40 | Slizack | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2018 08:19 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 07:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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