Accident Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IXc ML245,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17617
 
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Date:Friday 25 August 1944
Time:19:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IXc
Owner/operator:312 Sqn RAF
Registration: ML245
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea, 60 miles east of Yarmouth, -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into sea.
Crew
P/O (187.637) Václav RUPRECHT (pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

Date of Death is recorded at RAF Runnymede.
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Apr-2008 11:17 Nepa Added
31-Aug-2010 11:52 vruprecht Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
13-Nov-2011 11:01 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
23-Apr-2014 08:16 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
18-Sep-2014 20:13 Digger Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
22-Apr-2015 09:30 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
09-May-2015 12:49 Angel dot comma Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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