ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1742
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| Date: | Monday 30 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IIIC |
| Owner/operator: | 1 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | K9787 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | English Channel - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
K9787 was the very first production Spitfire and first flew on 14/5/38. Later converted to a PR Mk III.
Failed to return from a photo-recce sortie to Cherbourg and Le Havre.
Pilot:
P/O (44672) Samuel BOWES RAF - killed.
Samuel Bowes is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2008 22:57 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Sep-2011 20:54 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 01:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2015 01:02 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 17:11 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2023 20:53 | angels one five | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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