ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152724
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| Date: | Sunday 20 April 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7383 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea, off Clacton -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Hornchurch |
Missing from a patrol off Clacton.
Possible engine failure.
Pilot:
P/O (86344) Christopher Colebrook RAFVR - missing, presumed killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2013 00:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Feb-2013 15:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 15:28 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]] |
| 16-Apr-2013 23:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 26-Jul-2013 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2013 06:16 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 16:47 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2021 02:42 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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