ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162777
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 1942 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD574 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dundrum Bay, near Newcastle, County Down -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. |
| RAF Eglinton |
On 24 September, 1942, 'B' Flight of No. 41 Squadron was assigned the task of acting as the "enemy aircraft" in a naval exercise involving shipping and landing craft in the Irish Sea off Newcastle, County Down.
During an "attack" on these ships one of the Spitfires (coded EB-H) clipped the top of a swell with one wing tip during a low turn and crashed in the sea.
Sgt (1317677) Russel Edwin George OXENHAM RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
'Blood, Sweat and Valour-41 Squadron RAF 1942-1945' by Steve Brew, pub. by Fonthill Media Limited.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2013 22:18 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Jun-2015 21:04 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2019 02:02 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2023 07:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
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