ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174314
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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8360 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles south-southeast of RAF Eshott, Northhumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott |
| RAF Eshott |
Crashed after a mid-air collision with Spitfire P8362 of the same unit during formation flying practice. Both pilots were killed.
The pilot of P8360 was Sgt Hakon Langseth Myhre of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2015 00:03 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jun-2015 08:53 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 11-Aug-2019 07:54 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Feb-2021 00:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2021 00:17 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
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