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| Date: | Monday 5 January 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Brewster 339E Buffalo |
| Owner/operator: | 243 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W8179 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kallang -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kallang |
| RAF Kallang |
Buffalo W8179 collided while landing with W8199 of the same unit, taking off.
Both Buffaloes crashed and burned, and both pilots were killed.
Sgt Paul Lister Elliot RNZAF, (in W8179), and P/O Ronald Spencer Shield RNZAF (in W8199) are buried in Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAF Casualties-1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2014 03:14 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Nov-2014 07:56 | Dr Octor | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Dec-2014 22:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2015 15:48 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2019 16:24 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2019 22:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2021 07:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2022 00:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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