ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166061
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| Date: | Saturday 23 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA902 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Kilmeston, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Merston, Sussex |
| RAF Merston |
F/O Roy Cambridge had only returned to operational flying on 16/5/42, after being injured on 12/4/42 in an emergency landing made owing to battle damage to his aircraft.
On 23/5/42 he lost consciousness during a dive from 23,000 feet and his Spitfire Vb broke up in the air.
F/O Cambridge abandoned the falling plane and landed safely by parachute at Rooksgrove Farm just south of Kilmeston. He was not injured.
Sources:
The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1945
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2014 08:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 20:36 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
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