ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225389
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R6969 |
| MSN: | 902 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
This Spitfire was assigned to 53 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at RAF Llandow, Glamorgan from 12 November 1941. The aircraft spun into the ground near Aberthaw during an aerobatics display on 7th December 1941. Glamorganshire Police reports for 1939-41, give location as 60 yards from roadway near 'crushing house' within the Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw, Glamorgan. (At Approximate co ordinates 51°23′51″N 3°23′35″W).
Crew: Pilot Officer Peter Dennis Lambert (pilot, Service number 778556 aged 20) - killed. Buried Llantwit Major Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 19.
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1996, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999, p148.
2. Glamorganshire Police reports for 1939-41. (Glam PRO; DCON/279/7).
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p010.html
4. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
5. http://ciapoldiescorner.blogspot.com/2009/12/events-for-7th-december.html
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2717388/lambert,-peter-dennis/
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberthaw_Cement_Works
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2019 21:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 11:07 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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