ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155684
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Date: | Sunday 30 April 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
Owner/operator: | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | AA853 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sea off the Isle of Wight -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
Destination airport: | RAF Debden |
Narrative:Collided with Spitfire AR498 of the same unit in the early stage of Ramrod 816 ( escorting Bostons ) and crashed in the sea. Pilot killed.
The pilot of AR498 ditched his plane in the sea and survived.
Pilot:
F/O (143484) Didier John Maurice SCUVIE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1944.
http://www.350sqn.be/aircraft.html CWGC
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Apr-2013 20:35 |
angels one five |
Added |
01-Jun-2013 08:10 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
10-Sep-2013 05:49 |
angels one five |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
03-Jun-2015 16:02 |
Paco |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Oct-2019 17:08 |
angels one five |
Updated [Narrative] |
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