ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166029
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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 52 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 MU, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aston Down |
| RAF Aston Down |
Presentation aircraft 'Manxman'.
At one time P7966 had been the personal aircraft of Douglas Bader when commanding the Tangmere Wing.
On the 15th of October, 1942, this Spitfire was being flown on a height climb by a pupil of No. 24 course, 52 Operational Training Unit when it dived out of control. The plane crashed on a shed at No. 7 Maintenance Unit, Quedgeley, setting the building ablaze, killing a civilian woman worker, and seriously injuring several other persons.
The pilot also lost his life.
Pilot:
P/O (NZ416440) Keith Thomas Beange RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2014 08:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 07:56 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2019 01:37 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 21:41 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
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