Accident Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX MJ413,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152743
 
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Date:Monday 7 August 1944
Time:19:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX
Owner/operator:1 FPP ATA
Registration: MJ413
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near RAF Ratcliffe, Leicestershire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:RAF Ratcliffe, Leicestershire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Stalled and dived into the ground just after take-off.
Cat. E and written off.
Pilot:
Capt. Frank Ashton White, Air Transport Auxiliary, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://www.raf-lichfield.co.uk/ATA%20Casualties.htm
Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jan-2013 10:58 angels one five Added
24-Jan-2013 17:37 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
25-Jan-2013 09:48 angels one five Updated [Time, Nature]
01-Feb-2013 12:22 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature]
02-Feb-2013 21:05 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature]
10-Sep-2013 10:11 angels one five Updated [Location, Source]
23-Apr-2014 08:14 angels one five Updated [Time]
19-Apr-2015 20:30 Angel dot comma Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
22-Apr-2015 07:22 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
09-Jun-2015 05:54 Angel dick one Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Nov-2018 20:19 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
24-Sep-2019 19:10 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
11-Aug-2021 23:27 angels one five Updated [Location]

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