Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI PA905, Friday 29 December 1944
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Date:Friday 29 December 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI
Owner/operator:682 Sqn RAF
Registration: PA905
MSN: 6S.417720
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Alexandroupolis -   Greece
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Force landed near Alexandroupolis, Greece, 29/12/44 on return from Vienna, Austria.

Sources:

1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Supermarine-Spitfire-losses-in-Greece-1942-1953.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p084.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Aug-2013 05:11 JINX Added
24-Aug-2013 06:10 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ]
02-Jan-2018 18:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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