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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1086 |
| MSN: | 301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Great Oakley, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in bad visibility.
Cat.E and SOC 7/6/40.
Pilot:
F/O (90330) George Desmonde Ayre RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
George Ayre is buried at Northwood Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2011 19:38 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 05:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:02 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2012 20:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2013 19:42 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2013 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 06-Sep-2013 22:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 11-Nov-2014 21:48 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2015 14:37 | Opietz | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2019 09:58 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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