ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157841
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7692 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Prestatyn Beach -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
Struck the target during air/ground firing practice and crashed on Prestatyn Beach. Pilot killed.
Aircraft Cat.E and written off the books.
Pilot:
Sgt Kjell Roald Oddfjell, Royal Norwegian Air Force, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2013 02:08 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Sep-2013 06:10 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2014 09:54 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 17:47 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2019 04:43 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 17:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
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