ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219784
Last updated: 11 December 2020
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| Date: | 12-JUN-1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Southern Honshu -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two RIAF Spitfire crashed within 30 minutes in bad weather conditions. Fl Off G.S. Sekhon. N°4 Sqn RIAF/British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan.
Sources:
The Indian Express 17 June 1947, p6/19 June 1947, p8
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2018 20:11 | TB | Added |
| 20-Dec-2018 20:21 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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