Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I N3273,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151150
 
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Date:Saturday 25 July 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:57 OTU RAF
Registration: N3273
MSN: 485
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Redbrook, near Whitchurch, Shropshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Dived into the ground and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O (122436) Ben Hall Castelow (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.


Sources:

Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1942.
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Dec-2012 22:21 angels one five Added
26-Jun-2015 10:38 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
26-Jun-2015 10:42 Iwosh Updated [Departure airport]
19-Feb-2018 20:37 Red Dragon Updated [Date, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
20-Feb-2018 17:18 Nepa Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative]
31-Jan-2021 23:46 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
08-Sep-2023 06:44 Anon. Updated [[Narrative]]

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