Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7972,
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Date:Thursday 3 July 1941
Time:12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:130 (Punjab) Sqn RAF
Registration: P7972
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gurland Farm, St Just, Cornwall, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Portreath, Cornwall
Destination airport:RAF Portreath
Narrative:
Hit the ground on emerging from low cloud.
Crashed and burned out.

Sgt (1259078) Ronald TURNER RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Jan-2013 00:26 angels one five Added
28-May-2013 18:38 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative]
09-Jun-2013 20:44 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
19-Sep-2013 22:58 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source]
20-Sep-2013 06:13 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source]
03-Jun-2015 15:40 Uzi Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Feb-2021 20:33 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
19-Jun-2023 09:42 Nepa Updated [[Narrative]]

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