Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PT378,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161002
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:601 (County of London) Sqn RAF
Registration: PT378
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Adriatic Sea, off Italy -   Italy
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit by flak 2 mile SE of Cesena (M625051) & abandoned over the sea.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
601 Squadron ORBs September 1944

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Sep-2013 06:11 JINX Added
01-Mar-2014 22:27 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
22-Apr-2015 18:53 angels one five Updated [Operator]
01-Jun-2015 21:15 Newton Updated [Operator]
13-Feb-2021 17:41 J155 Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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