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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7552 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Nigg Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
| RAF Drem |
Spitfire P7552 flew into the ground during a snowstorm on 17.1.1941.
Pilot:
Sgt (968174) John LIDDELL RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
John Liddell is buried in Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Broadhill Extension.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1942
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2013 01:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Aug-2013 07:54 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2013 08:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2013 20:48 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2013 00:24 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2013 18:00 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 22-Oct-2013 08:20 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 01-Mar-2014 22:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Apr-2014 20:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2015 06:34 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:22 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2016 21:26 | JIXN | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jan-2016 17:37 | JINX | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Jan-2016 17:24 | Django | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Aug-2020 13:07 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jan-2021 20:56 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
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