ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150556
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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 1940 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6688 |
| MSN: | 741 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Stalled out of a steep turn during air combat practice and dived into the ground.
Destroyed in the crash.
Pilot:
Sgt (700677) Raymond Robert Grenville BIRCH, RAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2012 15:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:20 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2022 20:29 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2023 19:48 | angels one five | Updated [[Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
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