ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137923
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 19 March 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1026 |
| MSN: | 240 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Clochtow, Collieston, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
Spitfire L1026; 240th production Spitfire from the first batch of 310. First Flown 20-6-39. Delivered to 20 MU RAF Aston Down 20-6-39. Issued to 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron 15-9-39
Written off (destroyed) 19-3-40 when flew into the ground while descending after becoming lost in fog on return from a convoy patrol. Several sources give the crash site as "Slains", Aberdeenshire, but the official RAF Board of Inquiry file (AIR 81/1917) gives the crash location as "North Clochtow". However, this location is part of the Slains Estate; Clochtow Farm lies north of the fishing village of Collieston in an area of fertile land overlooking the North Sea at approximate co ordinates 57:22.0745 N, 1:55.0114,W.
Pilot: Pilot Officer Gordon Ian THOMSON Service Number 70878, aged 20 RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) file AIR 81/1917: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471189
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2722686/thomson,-gordon-ian/
5. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/709591
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2011 01:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Aug-2011 14:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location] |
| 06-Sep-2011 08:52 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2011 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:54 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:29 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 14:28 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2012 00:20 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2013 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2013 00:53 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2014 06:18 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2015 06:39 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2019 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2021 21:28 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation