ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159519
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7608 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Maesbrook, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Rednal |
Collided in the air with Spitfire P8079 of the same unit, and crashed at Maesbrook.
Both pilots died.
Pilot:
W/O (P.7608) Marian LIS PAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Marian Lis is buried at Lancaster (Skerton) Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1944
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2013 07:50 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-Jun-2015 07:59 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2021 20:34 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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