ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22080
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| Date: | Sunday 17 November 1940 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FPP |
| Registration: | P7593 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The Roaches, Upper Hulme, Peak District, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirkbride, Cumbria |
| RAF West Malling, Kent |
This new aircraft, assigned to 421 Flight RAF, was in the hands of No.4 Ferry Pilot Pool, when it crashed on a hill during the delivery flight.
The starboard wing and tail-plane broke off in the air.
Pilot:
Sgt (741288) James Beaumont WHITE, RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
James White is buried at Wickham ( St John the Baptist ) Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 23:15 | Anon. | Added |
| 13-Feb-2011 21:48 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2011 21:56 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2011 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 18:18 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2014 20:18 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:37 | Iwosh | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2019 04:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2021 05:44 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2023 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 28-Nov-2023 20:26 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2023 23:55 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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