ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158603
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| Date: | Monday 18 January 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4498 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dornie, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fraserburgh |
| RAF Fraserburgh |
Crashed on a training flight. The engine failed while the Spitfire was flying over hilly country near Dornie. With nowhere suitable for a forced landing within gliding range the pilot abandoned the Spitfire, but did not survive.
Pilot:
Sgt (657304) Philip John Miles, RAF - killed. R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties 1943
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2013 00:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Aug-2014 13:44 | T.Taylor | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2014 04:40 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2014 08:07 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 28-Feb-2015 08:45 | T.Taylor | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2015 22:23 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2015 10:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 07:07 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 06:12 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
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