Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7430,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152869
 
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Date:Friday 29 January 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:61 OTU RAF
Registration: P7430
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Mostyn, Flintshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Rednal, Shropshire
Destination airport:RAF Rednal
Narrative:
Crashed in an attempted forced landing after engine failure.
Written off.
Pilot:
Sgt (1385327) John Hugh DYER RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

Spitfire production list.
RAF Casuaties-1943.
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jan-2013 00:41 angels one five Added
18-Jun-2015 17:31 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-Feb-2021 04:55 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]

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