ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162830
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| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7778 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rochford, Essex |
| RAF Rochford |
Failed to return from a convoy patrol over the North Sea, and is believed to have collided in flight with Spitfire IIa P7852, of the same unit and missing from the same patrol.
Pilot:
P/O (86415) Norman HOWKINS RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list. (NB P/O Howkins' name is misspelled in this list.)
RAF Casualties-1941.
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2013 05:51 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:02 | Fuck Dun | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 07:37 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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