ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170610
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| Date: | Friday 9 January 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 308 (City of Krakow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8206 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Woodvale, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodvale, Lancashire |
| RAF Woodvale |
Spitfire P8206 crashed and was destroyed as the result of a mid-air collision with Spitfire P7745 of the same unit during a routine night training flight.
Pilot:
S/Ldr (P-0603) Marian Jan Wesołowski (pol.pilot) PAF- killed.
R.I.P.
Spitfire P7745
Pilot:76806 Plt Off Kazimierz Ignacy Dolicher sustained only slight injuries and was able to land his damaged plane at RAF Woodvale.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.polishwargraves.nl/brit/4222.htm
CWGC
Krzystek's List
http://aircrewremembered.com/wesolowski-marian.html
Polish War Memorial RAF Northolt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2014 06:37 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Dec-2014 22:49 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 00:27 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 02-Jun-2015 00:08 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Jun-2015 07:42 | Scout | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2015 02:59 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2015 06:08 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Jan-2018 12:45 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2021 23:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2023 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Phase, Narrative]] |
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