ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172582
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| Date: | Friday 5 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8277 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Matlask, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Matlask |
Landed downwind, overshooting the runway, and hit the boundary hedge. Bad weather may have been a factor.
Crew:
Sgt (R/74456) Noel McHenry MOORE (US.pilot) RCAF - survived with injuries.
This accident appears to have been the end of Noel Moore's flying in Spitfires, as less than a year later he was killed in action when the Wellington bomber of 419 Squadron he was flying in was shot down over Belgium.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2014 09:41 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:39 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2016 15:38 | Apen | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2018 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2021 23:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2023 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
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