ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161039
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn SAAF |
| Registration: | PT426 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Piazza al Serchio -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pontedera A/F |
PT426 - Shot down by flak; crashed on a hill near Piazza al Serchio; Lt. M.F.W. Austin declared KIA.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Book "Ali Dimenticate" Agostino Alberti-Luca Merli IBN Publisher
Images:
Piazza Al Serchio August 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2013 10:47 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Mar-2014 15:50 | jollyroger | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2015 18:44 | INV | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2020 07:18 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Photo] |
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