ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140898
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| Date: | Friday 3 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | AA797 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | fjord between Frosta and Tømmerdalen in Leksvik -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Scotland |
Spitfire AA797 failed to return after his eleventh sortie over Norway. He was shot down by Staffelkäpitan Hermann Segatz of 8./JG 5. The spitfire crashed into the fjord between Frosta and Tømmerdalen in Leksvik. 3.4-42
Crew:
F/Sgt (748630) Mervyn Anthony JONES (pilot) RAFVR - managed to bail out, but drowned
Sources:
https://tihlde.org/~ktsorens/flyvrak/oppauran.html_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2011 01:34 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Nov-2014 07:11 | Anthony G. | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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