ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176210
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| Date: | 06-JAN-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 134 Squadron Royal Air Force (134 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | P8393 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Irish Sea, off Rathlin Island -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. |
| RAF Eglinton |
Presentation aircraft ' Garfield Weston VI '.
Engine cut. Ditched in the sea during a convoy patrol. Despite an extensive search the pilot was never found.
F/Lt (79163) Jack Kenneth Ross DFC, RAFVR
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
ww.bbm.org.uk/RossJK.htm
cwgc
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2015 04:01 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-May-2015 06:59 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2015 06:06 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2016 07:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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