Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7918,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17786
 
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Date:Sunday 4 July 1943
Time:11:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:52 OTU RAF
Registration: P7918
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nether Lyppiet, 2 miles north of Brimscombe -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Collided with Mustang AG489.
Crashed, pilot killed.
Pilot:
Sgt (635818) Sidney ADAMS RAF - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
cwgc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-May-2008 22:45 Nepa Added
28-Dec-2011 12:31 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2013 03:34 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
08-Jun-2013 03:34 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
08-Jun-2013 03:57 angels one five Updated [Location]
20-May-2015 01:49 angels one five Updated [Time, Location, Source]
18-Jun-2015 08:08 Angel dick one Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Feb-2021 04:01 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]

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