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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 1940 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3184 |
| MSN: | 445 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 15 miles off Clacton -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere |
Engine failure during a patrol.
Pilot baled out and was picked up by a destroyer.
P/O J.L. KEMP - safe.
Sources:
Spitfire Production List
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 16:08 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Dec-2011 01:11 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Dec-2011 13:06 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:29 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 22:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2015 03:24 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2015 16:30 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2020 05:16 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2021 05:27 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2022 23:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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