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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1940 |
| Time: | 02:53 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6696 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lockington, 3 miles from RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire |
The aircraft dived into the ground and exploded during night flying practice.
Crew:
P/O (82947) Robert Archer SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
NB: The Spitfire Production list has F/O D.S.Smith as the pilot but this is incorrect. F/O Smith was wounded in action on 27/9/40 and died the following day.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 11:28 | Anon. | Added |
| 03-Aug-2008 23:14 | Anon. | Updated |
| 28-Dec-2011 12:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2012 04:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 06-Nov-2012 00:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2014 20:02 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2014 20:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2015 10:43 | Coumes | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2019 19:38 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:14 | Nepa | Updated |
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