ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155782
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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1943 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | P7530 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stallode Fen, near Lakenheath Village, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Sutton Bridge |
Spitfire P7530 of the Central Gunnery School lost a wing and spun into the ground after colliding with a Wellington bomber of the same unit during a training exercise.
Both aircraft crashed and all on board were killed.
Pilot:
F/Lt (J/1390) Harry Curd BENNETT RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://www.sweffling.freeserve.co.uk/bennett.htm
RAF Casualties-1943.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2013 22:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-May-2013 22:45 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 17:08 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 07:38 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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