ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195562
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| Date: | 20-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1402 Met Flt Royal Air Force (1402 Met Flt RAF) |
| Registration: | R6992 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Figullar, near Emyvale in Co. Monaghan -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
The plane crashed after engine failure. The pilot, Gordon Hayter Proctor successfully bailed out. In May 2017, the crash site was excavated, and parts of the Spitfire were recovered.
Sources:
1. https://www.irishpost.com/news/spitfire-fighter-plane-crashed-ireland-wwii-unearthed-75-years-122178
2. https://wwiini.org/story/spitfire-r6992-crash-in-monaghan/
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/17398.php
4. https://en-gb.facebook.com/The-Monaghan-Spitfire-1117566231681708/
5. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/R6992
6. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?142311-Spitfire-crash-site-excavated-in-Ireland-news-report
7. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/wartime-spitfire-remains-are-unearthed-from-monaghan-field-1.3082468
8. http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/r6992.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2017 10:23 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Apr-2018 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2019 07:27 | dp_burke | Updated [Source] |
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