ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240014
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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1942 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 310 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD574 |
| MSN: | NN-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Perranporth, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Perransporth, Cornwall |
| RAF Perranporth |
S/Ldr František Weber, F/O Boh. Kimlicka (all Czech): injured; Spitfire AD378 and Spitfire AD574, 310 Sqn; mid air collision at RAF Perranporth, 11 January 1942.
On 11 January 1942, after returning to Perranporth at 14:40 after a convoy patrol he was in collison with another Spitfire after landing. F/O B. Klimicka, in Spitfire Mk Vb AD574 NN-E had landed on the wrong runway. Weber, had already landed his Spitfire Mk Vb AD378, NN-L and was taxiing back to dispersal. By the time he had seen Klimicka’s taxying aircraft it was too late to avoid a collision. Both Spitfires were destroyed, Klimicka received a cut over his right eye, whilst Weber received a cut over his left eye and suffered considerable concussion. He was taken to hospital and released on 10 February 1942 for further recuperation at the RAF Officers Hospital at Torquay. He returned to the squadron on 4 March 1942.
Sources:
AIR81/11505
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 19:41 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 19-Jul-2021 11:47 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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