ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87281
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| Date: | Sunday 2 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | K9840 |
| MSN: | 53 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cefn Maen Farm, Saron, 5 miles south of Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales |
Struck trees, crashed and burned. Written off.
Pilot:
Sgt Norman Roy MANSELL RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Norman Mansell is buried at Smethwick (Uplands) Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1941.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 17:40 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Oct-2011 14:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2011 07:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jan-2012 02:27 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jan-2012 06:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2012 01:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2012 15:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 08:09 | yari | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2019 09:31 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2019 10:46 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2023 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 28-Jun-2023 11:59 | Anon. | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
| 13-Feb-2024 19:09 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2024 20:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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