ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88953
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 08-NOV-1939 |
| Time: | Night |
| Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9886 |
| C/n / msn: | 103 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | nr Basildon, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
K9886 Spitfire Mk.Ia (c/no.103). First Flown 5-3-39. Delivered to the RAF at Hornchurch for 54 Squadron 8-3-39. Written off when ran out of fuel and crashed whilst circling a beacon at night near Basildon, Essex 8-11-39.
crew:
Sgt Eric James Cole, killed in a flying accident.
Formally Struck Off Charge 14-12-39
Sources:
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p001.htm
http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Squadrons/54_squadron.htm#AIRCRAFT
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Jan-2011 04:01 | angels one five | Added |
| 12-Jan-2011 04:05 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2011 06:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 16:24 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 15-Jan-2012 02:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 19:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2012 13:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2012 00:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2012 00:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2013 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2013 21:42 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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