ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172547
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| Date: | Saturday 16 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4614 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | King’s Seat Hill ( in the Ochil Hills ), Clackmananshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire |
| RAF Grangemouth |
One of three No.58 OTU Spitfires that flew in formation into high ground in poor visibility and crashed in close proximity.
The aircraft was destroyed and its pilot was killed.
Pilot:
Sgt Gordon Murray Duda RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wwshack/Misc/58OTURollOfHonour.htm
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2014 01:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-Dec-2014 02:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 19:50 | Angel dick five | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 20:23 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2016 20:24 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Aug-2018 06:12 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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