Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7556,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158613
 
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Date:Thursday 14 August 1941
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:130 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: P7556
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near RAF Portreath, Cornwall, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Perranporth, Cornwall
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spun into the ground during return from ops. Cat. E and SOC 20/8/41.
Pilot:
F/Lt (39581) James Murray Strickland DFC RAF- killed.
R.I.P.


Sources:

Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Aug-2013 06:30 angels one five Added
06-Jan-2015 21:56 angels one five Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Jun-2015 18:07 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jan-2021 01:53 angels one five Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2021 11:35 Anon. Updated [Time, Location, Operator]
06-Sep-2021 12:17 angels one five Updated [Time, Location]

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