Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI PA943,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152487
 
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Date:Saturday 25 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI
Owner/operator:8 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: PA943
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Loch Etive, near Connel Ferry, Argyllshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Destination airport:RAF Dyce
Narrative:
Engine failure (seized) with fire, during a high altitude training flight.
Ditched in the sea loch near Connel Ferry.
Pilot survived.

SOC 13/9/45

Sources:

Spitfire production list.
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jan-2013 01:42 angels one five Added
27-Jun-2013 17:20 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
18-Aug-2013 05:45 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source]
09-Sep-2013 14:00 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
28-Feb-2015 08:56 T.Taylor Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]

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