ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89902
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | NH437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | A41 Edge Green, North of Malpas, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Spitfire NH437 Flown by Sgt. Polowancywk carried out low level mock ground attack on R.A.F. lorry from No.5 MT Sqdn, Liverpool travelling along A41 to R.A.F., Tilstock. Struck lorry and crashed in fields alongside A41 at Edge Green, North of Malpas. Two R.A.F. ground staff travelling in lorry were killed. Pilot escaped badly injured.
Sources:
Wings Across the Border Volume 3 page 117
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2011 03:07 | Deedave | Added |
| 06-Feb-2011 09:07 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2011 07:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2011 03:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2013 23:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2015 09:56 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 09-Apr-2015 01:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 09-Jun-2015 05:43 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2021 20:49 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
| 09-May-2023 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Phase]] |
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