ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141621
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 1942 |
| Time: | 10:38 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4239 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cwm Barlwyd, Blaenau Ffestiniog -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Flintshire |
| RAF Hawarden |
Collided with the ground at Llyn Newydd/Llyn Bowydd, above Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Remains of aircraft not discovered until 29 April 1942, by local shepherd.
Pilot:
P/O (112288) Douglas MacGillvary BROWN (U.S. pilot) RAFVR - killed.
Sources:
No Landing Place. Edward Doylerush 1985
Malcolm Barrass RAF web
https://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2437314
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 02:01 | alang1953 | Added |
| 09-Jan-2012 11:47 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2012 18:30 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2012 02:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 01:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 04:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2013 21:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2013 16:37 | Cymro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2014 01:05 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2015 10:29 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:14 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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