ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150995
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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N3228 |
| MSN: | 453 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Long Horsley, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott, Northhumberland |
On 18 November 1943 Sgt John Wilfred Harris, a pilot under training of 57 OTU RAF, was killed when his Spitfire Ia N3228 dived into the ground near Longhorsley, Northumberland, after he lost control in cloud.
His aircraft had been delivered to the RAF in December 1939 and had served with two frontline squadrons, 602 and 72 Sqn, in 1940, before serving with three Operational Training Units, numbers 53, 61, and 57. It was Struck Off Charge the day after the crash.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?15449-431118-Unaccounted-Airmen-18-11-1943
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p003.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorsley
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/north/northumberland-county/longhorsley/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2012 17:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Dec-2012 17:51 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 09:10 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2015 10:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 06:03 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Apr-2021 07:14 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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