ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 93490
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1944 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 72 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MJ626 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | At sea some 40 miles northwest of Cap Corse, Corsica -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calvi |
At 0735 hrs on 28 July 1944, 11 Spitfires of 72 Sqn RAF took off from Calvi airfield, Corsica, to escort 23 A-20s to Lavagna, Italy. The bombing was considered successful and no enemy fighter or Flak was encountered but on the way back Sgt J Bird had engine trouble and was obliged to bale out from his Spitfire IX MJ626 some 40 miles northwest of Cap Corse at 0900 hours. R/T procedure was correctly carried out and Sgt Bird was picked up by an A.S.R. launch at 0930 hrs, none the worse for his experience.
Sources:
ORB of 72 Sqn RAF, July 1944 (AIR 27/625-35 and AIR 27/625-36)
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/_prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 06:13 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated |
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