ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90049
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | EN662 |
| MSN: | 4452 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Aberdeen, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| RAF Dyce |
On 18/12/44 Flight Lieutenant David Crook was undergoing training in photographic reconnaissance with No. 8 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit at Dyce.
He took off on a clear morning to fly an exercise in the local area, returning to base briefly to have a technical fault in his Spitfire rectified.
He took off again and failed to return. A Spitfire was seen diving into the sea from high altitude.
It is presumed that a fault in the supplementary oxygen system caused David Crook to lose consciousness.
His body was never found and he is remembered on the RAF Memorial to the missing at Runnymede.
In 1942 he had written a book ' Spitfire Pilot ', recounting his experiences when flying with No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron in the Battle of Britain.
Pilot:
F/Lt (90478) David Moore Crook DFC RAF
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Moore_Crook
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2011 23:50 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Feb-2011 14:22 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2011 04:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2012 03:03 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2013 14:21 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2015 08:41 | Victor I | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2019 20:33 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 07:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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