ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229812
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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9389 |
| MSN: | 572 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | School Lane, Kingsdown, near Dover, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
P9389: Spitfire Ia (c/no.572) First Flown 5-3-40. Delivered to the RAF at 9 MU Cosford 9-3-40. Issued to 54 Squadron 19-4-40 as "KL-A". Shot down by a Bf 109, and crashed at School Lane, Kingsdown near Dover, Kent. Pilot - Pilot Officer Charles Stewart (New Zealander) - abandoned aircraft and parachuted safely to earth 24-8-40; Struck Off Charge 6-9-40.
Crew:
P/O Stewart was slightly injured, and posted as "non effective sick" until 11 September 1940,
when he rejoined 54 Squadron, at RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p008.html
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/stewart-charles.html
4. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/al-deeres-spitfire-54-sqn-raf-bob.39560/
5. Men of The Battle of Britain: A Biographical Dictionary of The Few By Kenneth G. Wynn
6. https://www.southendtimeline.com/19351946thewaryears.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2019 18:05 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 16:35 | juza7 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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