ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137847
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| Date: | Monday 10 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1002 |
| MSN: | 216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East Kerse Mains Farm, Bo'nes, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire |
Miles Master Mk I T8664 of 58 OTU, RAF Grangemouth; Written off (destroyed) 10 March 1941 when collided at 1,000 feet with Spitfire Mk Ia L1002 (also of 58 OTU) near RAF Grangemouth. Both aircraft came down at East Kerse Mains Farm, Bo'ness. These locations are to the SE of Grangemouth and are only 1 mile apart. Both pilots killed (one in each aircraft).
Pilot of Miles Master T8634
Sgt Alan Vincent Gaskell (Service number 670129) RAFVR - killed
Pilot of Spitfire L1002
P/O Grant Herbert McARTHUR (Service Number 64286) RAFVR- killed
The Spitfire burned out and was written off the books on 21/3/41.
Sources:
1. Spitfire production list: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/5397: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689495
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2698993/allan-vincent-gaskell/
4. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2667491/grant-herbert-mcarthur/
5. http://www.gairney.plus.com/Aircraft/58_OTU_Roll_of_Honour.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
7. https://addressesandpostcodes.co.uk/address/Ip3Lkt4e/east-kerse-mains-grangemouth-road-boness-eh51-0py.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 September 1940 | L1002 | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Tangmere, Sussex, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2011 19:24 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Dec-2011 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2012 01:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2012 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 23-Jan-2012 01:08 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2012 22:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2013 20:01 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2013 01:31 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 16-Jul-2015 19:17 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 05-Dec-2019 09:35 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Feb-2021 04:30 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2023 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]] |
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