ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161780
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 July 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 411 (Grizzly Bear) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | P7755 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Pyewipe, 5 miles SE of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Scopwick, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
Spitfire P7755: Delivered to the RAF at 24 MU 9-12-40. To 610 (County of Chester) Squadron RAF 26-2-41. Reportedly a "presentation aircraft" named "PAMPERO III" (sponsored by British expats in Argentinia). To 130 Squadron 27-6-41. To 411 (Grizzly Bear) Squadron RCAF 22-7-41.
Failed to return from a training flight 29.7.41: believed crashed into the North Sea, off Pyewipe, 5 miles South East of Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Crew:
Sgt (R/68488) Robert Matheson MURRAY (pilot) RCAF- killed in active service 29.7.41.
R.I.P.
Note that the "Canadian" pilot was actually a US Citizen, born Indianopolis, Indiana, U.S.A in 1920, who crossed the border into Canada, and adopted Canadian citizenship in order to enlist in the RCAF (as the United States was officially neutral at the time).
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) Filre AIR81/7956: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16757253
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p004.html
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2358950/robert-matheson-murray/
5. https://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P7755
7. https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/canadaairwar/canadaairwar1941.pdf
8. https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/morrison-to-myron/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2013 07:17 | angels one five | Added |
| 31-Oct-2013 07:18 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2015 20:58 | DB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2016 06:07 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 10:10 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2022 16:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 30-Mar-2022 16:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 30-Mar-2022 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
| 05-Jul-2023 16:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Category]] |
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