ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170179
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 17 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc |
| Owner/operator: | 412 (Falcon) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AR522 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 32 miles south of the Isles of Scilly -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Perranporth, Cornwall |
| RAF Perranporth |
Spitfire AR522 was damaged and dived into the sea after being fired on, by mistake, by a Mustang of No. 414 Squadron, RCAF during a convoy patrol.
The pilot was killed, as was the Mustang pilot, whose plane was then shot down by Spitfires.
F/O Lloyd Woodrow Powell DFC, RCAF killed by accident on an air operation.
R.I.P.
Lloyd Powell was never found and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://web.archive.org/web/20160304173358/http://rafdavidstowmoor.org/crash-log/view-1943-crash-log
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2014 05:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-May-2015 21:08 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2015 16:12 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 20-Feb-2019 05:58 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation