ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239945
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| Date: | Monday 27 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 312 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD553 |
| MSN: | DU-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Axbridge, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warmwell, Dorset |
Spitfire AD553 (312 Sqn) probable loss of consciousness, aircraft crashed near Axbridge, Somerset, 27 April 1942.
Crew:
Flight Lieutenant R Rochacek (Czech): killed;
Sources:
AIR81/13835
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1941 | BL293 | 312 Sqn RAF | 1 | Burnfoot Farm, Darvel, east of Kilmarnock, Scotland | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 19 December 1941 | AD539 | 312 Sqn RAF | 0 | near New Milns, Scotland | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 26 January 1942 | BL516 | 312 Sqn RAF | 0 | at Lliney Head | |
w/o |
| 21 March 1942 | BL381 | 312 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales | |
w/o |
| 19 May 1942 | AR319 | 312 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Warmwell, Dorset, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2020 16:33 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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