ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172536
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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8275 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thornhill, Stirlingshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire |
Hit a tree while low flying. Aircraft destroyed. Written off the books on 24/11/42.
Sgt George Lovell Ellsworth RAFVR, killed. R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wwshack/Misc/58otu.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2014 09:43 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jul-2015 19:58 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 23:09 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
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