ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151208
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| Date: | Saturday 27 July 1940 |
| Time: | 03:50 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 92 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3287 |
| MSN: | 497 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles south east of Chudleigh, near Exeter, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Pembrey, Carmarthenshire |
| RAF Pembrey |
The pilot became lost whilst on night patrol over Swansea Bay in poor weather, and with a failed R/T set.
SOC 2/8/40.
P/O T.S. Wade RAF: Baled out /safe.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
ORB 92 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2012 01:42 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 01:48 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2012 14:36 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2013 19:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2013 19:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2014 11:35 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 01-Jun-2015 20:34 | Tu104 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2019 05:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2023 15:58 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 06-Dec-2023 00:17 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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