Mid-air collision Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk V unknown,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118351
 
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Date:Thursday 26 November 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk V
Owner/operator:334th FSqn /4th FGp USAAF
Registration: unknown
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 miles south of Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Debden /AAF Sta.356 Essex
Destination airport:RAF Debden
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with another Spitfire of the same unit.
Crew:
Pilot Robert S. Sprague was killed.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2012 02:27 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase]
19-Mar-2013 08:54 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
16-Mar-2020 08:51 DG333 Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Operator]
04-Feb-2021 12:11 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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