ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160886
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| Date: | Sunday 7 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 131 (County of Kent) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7746 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Wrekin, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Atcham |
| RAF Atcham |
Crashed in a snowstorm.
Cat.E and written off.
Pilot:
Sgt (Aus402962) Horace Albert METCALFE RAAF - killed
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2013 07:25 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Oct-2013 04:29 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 20:28 | Roup | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2016 02:24 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2016 10:41 | Roup | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2018 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2021 10:34 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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