Date:	Saturday 10 January 1942
Time:	13:37
Type:	Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:	152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF
Registration:	P8266
MSN:	UM-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	North Sea 1.5 km off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Spitfire P8266: Took off at 11:45 hrs on a shipping reconnaissance sortie. 10/01/1940
Struck the sea at 13:37hrs whilst flying at low level.
Crew:
Sgt (NZ404963) Henry Twite STURT (pilot) RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.

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2.' Spitfire-The New Zealand Story.' by Gerard Morris.
3.' For Your Tomorrow- Vol. One.' by Errol Martyn.
4.CWGC

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17-Dec-2008 11:45	ASN archive	Added
31-Jul-2011 04:50	angels one five	Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative, ]
30-Dec-2011 07:11	Nepa	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
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12-Aug-2013 13:51	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ]
13-Sep-2013 06:13	angels one five	Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ]
05-Mar-2014 06:36	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
15-Apr-2014 03:55	angels one five	Updated [Operator, Narrative, ]
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16-Jun-2015 03:01	angels one five	Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ]
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06-Dec-2016 07:20	angels one five	Updated [Narrative, ]
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13-Feb-2018 21:08	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, ]
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01-Dec-2019 20:51	angels one five	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ]
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05-Jul-2023 09:11	Nepa	Updated