ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21901
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 December 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9451 |
| MSN: | 614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kimmer Lough, Bannamoor, 1mile SE of Eglingham, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
Spitfire Mk.1 P9451 (DW-M) of 610 (County of Chester) Sqaudron, RAF: On 11/12/1940, The aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with Spitfire X4649 and then dived into the ground, near Kimmer Lough, Bannamoor, one mile South East of Eglingham, Northumberland. The pilot was killed
Crew:
Sgt (745347) Hugh Biggans McGREGOR (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
The cockpit section was excavated in 2000, recovered and restored, and is now on display at Hooton Park, Cheshire (see links #4 & #5)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p009.html
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2715794/mcgregor,-hugh-biggans/
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5429-Spitfire-P9451-11-12-1940
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/62940958@N05/33671633040
5. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5870260
6. http://610squadron.com/roll-of-honour/
7. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5302-Spitfire-R6891-19-11-1940-610-Sqn/page2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2008 10:29 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 05:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2012 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 24-Mar-2015 05:52 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 15:02 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 00:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 00:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2023 09:16 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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