ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169773
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| Date: | Friday 6 July 1945 |
| Time: | 16:20 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 414 (City of Sarnia) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MV269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hengelo, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell, Dorset |
| Luneburg airfield, Germany |
414 Squadron move to Luneburg, Germany from Warmwell, 6/7/45.
Spitfire MV269 crashed in bad weather during a squadron positioning flight to Luneburg.
The Spitfire was destroyed and the pilot lost his life.
Crew:
F/O (J/43323) William John HANNA (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1. RAF Casualties
2. Spitfire production list
3. CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2014 00:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Dec-2014 16:28 | Deckwitz | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2015 05:51 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 05-Apr-2015 09:51 | Giggs | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 16:06 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2022 12:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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