Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb W3117,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152397
 
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Date:Tuesday 22 June 1943
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:340 (Ile-de-France) Sqn RAF
Registration: W3117
MSN: 1675
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles NE of RAF East Fortune -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Drem, East Lothian
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Engine failure with fire.
Force landed and written off.
Sgt (30794) Claude ROSE (pilot) FAFL - survived with injuries.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
RAF Commands forum

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jan-2013 23:13 angels one five Added
01-Jun-2013 08:01 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative]
08-Jun-2013 03:13 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
26-Jul-2013 15:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
15-Aug-2013 01:00 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]
12-Sep-2013 02:42 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Source]
04-Jun-2015 16:33 Angel dick one Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative]

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