Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P8143,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90943
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 June 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn RAF
Registration: P8143
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
Destination airport:RAF Colerne
Narrative:
Hit a balloon cable and crashed. Burned.
Written off the books on 15/6/41.
Crew:
Sgt (979255) Clarence Joseph BARTON (pilot) RAF - killed
R.I.P.
Clarence Barton was cremated at Manchester Crematorium.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Aug-2014 10:11 angels one five Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jan-2015 21:28 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
02-Jun-2015 19:24 Gerrard Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative]
03-Feb-2021 03:45 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
19-Jun-2023 09:37 Nepa Updated [[Narrative]]

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