Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3192,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140448
 
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Date:Wednesday 24 July 1940
Time:12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia
Owner/operator:54 Sqn RAF
Registration: N3192
MSN: 433
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Beach at Dunwich -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Rochford, Essex
Destination airport:RAF Rochford
Narrative:
Damaged in a forced landing at Dunwich, north of Sizewell.
Ran out of fuel chasing an enemy aircraft.
SOC 31/7/40.
Pilot:
Sgt G.R. COLLETT escaped with light injuries.


Sources:

Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Dec-2011 13:54 angels one five Added
26-Dec-2011 13:17 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport]
22-Jan-2012 21:32 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2012 23:04 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Nov-2012 23:05 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
04-Nov-2012 23:06 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
28-May-2014 11:36 angels one five Updated [Operator, Source]
09-Jun-2015 16:33 Angel dick one Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
05-Dec-2019 20:12 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
07-Jul-2022 23:49 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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