Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P7552,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158214
 
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Date:Friday 17 January 1941
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF
Registration: P7552
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Nigg Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Drem, East Lothian
Destination airport:RAF Drem
Narrative:
Spitfire P7552 flew into the ground during a snowstorm on 17.1.1941.
Pilot:
Sgt (968174) John LIDDELL RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.


John Liddell is buried in Aberdeen (Trinity) Cemetery, Broadhill Extension.

Sources:

RAF Casualties-1942
Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Aug-2013 01:16 angels one five Added
14-Aug-2013 07:54 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
24-Aug-2013 08:06 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
26-Aug-2013 20:48 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
19-Sep-2013 00:24 angels one five Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-Oct-2013 18:00 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
22-Oct-2013 08:20 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
01-Mar-2014 22:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
01-Apr-2014 20:13 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
29-May-2015 06:34 Angel dot comma Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
07-Jan-2016 21:22 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
07-Jan-2016 21:26 JIXN Updated [Operator]
20-Jan-2016 17:37 JINX Updated [Operator]
21-Jan-2016 17:24 Django Updated [Operator]
11-Aug-2020 13:07 T.T.Taylor Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jan-2021 20:56 angels one five Updated [Time, Location, Narrative]

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