Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7990,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167012
 
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Date:Saturday 11 April 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:57 OTU RAF
Registration: P7990
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gronant, near Prestatyn, Flintshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Hawarden, Flintshire
Destination airport:RAF Hawarden
Narrative:
Crashed from reasons unknown.
Pilot:
P/O James Patrick CONSIDINE Jnr (from the US) RAFVR 112289 - killed.
R.I.P.

James Considine is buried at Harwarden Cemetery.

Sources:

57 OTU ORB.
CWGC.
Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2014 12:14 angels one five Added
26-Jun-2015 10:31 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
24-Oct-2015 20:42 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
02-Feb-2021 21:20 angels one five Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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