ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161244
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 December 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 237 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PT715 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediteranean sea, off Malta -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
Spitfire Mk.IX PT715 of 237 Squadron, RAF. Written off (presumed destroyed) when failed to return from combat operations 19.12.1944. Pilot believed to be AUS 404505 Flying Officer William John LITTLE RAAF, of No.237 Sqn. was posted missing on 19-12-1944. He is commemorated on the Malta Memorial.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.404505) William John LITTLE (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Brfitain, 2003 page 77)
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5313-Aus404505-F-o-W-J-Little-Raaf
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1532647/little,-william-john/
4. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10325032
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2013 17:20 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Mar-2015 20:35 | James JUMP | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 16-May-2019 01:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2019 09:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2022 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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