ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171609
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| Date: | Sunday 18 May 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8245 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dengie Flats, on the Essex Coast, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Catastrophic structural failure (wings) in flight.
Crashed. Written off the books and the wreckage sent to the RAE for investigation.
Sgt (748448) Derek William THOMAS (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2014 07:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Dec-2014 12:31 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2015 10:49 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2019 21:28 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2023 11:55 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 19-Aug-2023 02:59 | angels one five | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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