ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160935
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| Date: | Monday 10 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4647 |
| MSN: | 1239 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Northern spur, Ben Ledi, Perthshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire |
Spitfire X4647: Crashed into Ben Ledi on a ferry flight to 58 OTU at Grangemouth. 10/03/1941
The journey had started at RAF Northolt.
The wreck was not reached and the pilot's body located until the 13th of March.
Sgt (754064) Kenneth Ernest Frank PURCELL (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1941
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2013 03:27 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Dec-2013 06:04 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 19:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 21:31 | angels one five | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2023 08:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Destination airport, Narrative]] |
| 19-Aug-2023 05:47 | angels one five | Updated [[[Destination airport, Narrative]]] |
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