Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb AB242,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152545
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 March 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:131 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF
Registration: AB242
MSN: 2329
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales
Narrative:
Collided with a water tower at Llanbedr and crashed.
Cat. E

P/O (J/15122) Harold Albert O'BLENER RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1942
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jan-2013 14:04 angels one five Added
28-May-2013 19:16 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative]
15-Aug-2013 17:27 angels one five Updated [Operator]
13-Sep-2013 07:20 angels one five Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative]
01-Jun-2015 20:23 Roup Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Aug-2018 03:15 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]

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