ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88989
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| Date: | Thursday 6 June 1940 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9896 |
| MSN: | 169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Hartlepool |
| RAF Catterick, Yorkshire |
When landing at Catterick at dusk after a flight from West Hartlepool the Spitfire struck a dispersal pen with its undercarriage and crashed.
The pilot suffered severe spinal injuries from which he died the following day.
Pilot:
P/O (41653) Bewsher Eric BELL RAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
OBR 152 Sqdn RAF
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2011 01:36 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 21:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2012 05:32 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2012 00:29 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 01-Apr-2014 08:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2015 22:18 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 15:36 | Zeeland | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2019 17:22 | angels one five | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2024 06:19 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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