ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225037
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SM355 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4.5 miles off Mumbles Head, Swansea Bay, Glamorgan -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairwood Common, Swansea, West Glamorgan, South Wales |
Spitfire Mk.LF.XVI SM355: Delivered to the RAF at 45 MU 2-11-44. Issued to 2nd TAF at 84 GSU 8-1-45. To FAAC 16-1-45 To 420 RSU. Into service with 66 Squadron 1-2-45 as "LZ-W" at RAF Fairwood Common, Swansea, West Glamorgan, South Wales
Written off (destroyed) when engine cut, and aircraft ditched 4.5 miles off Mumbles Head, Swansea Bay, Glamorgan 5-3-45; pilot F/O R S G Dunn safe; picked up by fishing boat
Sources:
1. The Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVI By Phil H Listemann
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p100.html
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. http://www.ceninrenewables.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cottrell-1993-Stormy-AirBase.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2019 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-May-2019 07:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2023 17:20 | Chrisj | Updated [Narrative] |
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