ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160135
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| Date: | Monday 10 March 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7662 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wiston, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere |
On the 10th of March 1941 616 Sqdn participated in its first Wing Fighter Sweep over France.
No Luftwaffe opposition was encountered, but on the return flight one of the Spitfires crashed
and was destroyed at Wiston, West Sussex.
P7662 was SOC on 21/3/41. Total flying hours 32:40.
Sgt Ben Bingley (24) RAFVR, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Ben Bingley is buried in Tangmere (St Andrew) Churchyard.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
'South Yorkshire's Own, The Story of 616 Squadron' by Ken Delve and Graham Pitchfork, pub. Doncaster Books
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2013 01:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Sep-2013 21:45 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 10:47 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 31-Jan-2021 09:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2023 09:15 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Narrative]] |
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