ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224956
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4263 |
| MSN: | 1061 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel, off Rhoose Point, 4.5 miles E of RAF Llandow, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
Spitfire X4263: Written off (destroyed) 26/08/1941 when crashed into the Bristol Channel, off Rhoose Point, 4.5 miles east of RAF Llandow. Struck Off Charge same day as Cat.E. No casualties or fatalities reported, so it is presumed that the pilot bailed out safely, and was rescued
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p014.html
2. http://ciapoldiescorner.blogspot.com/2009/08/events-for-26th-august.html
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoose_Point
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2019 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 11:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2020 06:01 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2023 15:51 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Nature, Narrative]] |
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