ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152366
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| Date: | Friday 20 March 1942 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7363 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea nr Gull Rock, about 5 mi. WNW of RAF Portreath, Cornwall -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF Portreath |
The Spitfire stalled at low altitude during an air to surface firing exercise and crashed into the sea.
Pilot:
Sgt (Aus403390) Malcolm Jack RITCHIE RAAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production record
RAF Casualties-1942
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2013 20:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Jan-2013 00:20 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 13-Sep-2013 08:18 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:15 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 04:29 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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