ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159383
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| Date: | Sunday 16 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7597 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Drem, East Lothian |
Struck a Hawker Hurricane while taking off and crashed.
Cat.E, SOC 28/2/41.
The pilot of P7597 died from his injuries the following day.
Flt-Lt John Clifford Boulter DFC RAF, killed in a flying accident.
John Boulter is buried in Dirleton Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 07:47 | angels one five | Added |
| 29-May-2015 06:33 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 08:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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