ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160602
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 June 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XI |
| Owner/operator: | 681 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PL849 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Between Mingaladon and Tavoy, Myanmar -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mingaladon, Myanmar |
| RAF Mingaladon |
This Spitfire took off on a photo recce mission to Tavoy ( now Dawei ) a town on the estuary of the Tavoy/Dawei River about 615 kms or 380 miles to the southeast of Mingaladon.
The aircraft was seen to take up a heading, after take off, of 110 degrees and was not seen or heard from again.
Pilot : Warrant Officer Mervyn Harold HARRIS ( 656354 ) RAFVR, missing believed dead.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2013 08:06 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Apr-2015 08:13 | Cliford | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2022 07:25 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2022 07:43 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2022 19:03 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 19-May-2022 19:20 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2022 20:29 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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