ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162831
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| Date: | Sunday 23 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7852 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 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. Believed to have collided with P7778 of the same unit, missing on the same patrol.
Pilot:
P/O (86347) John Gilbert PIPPET RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1941.
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2013 06:04 | angels one five | Added |
| 23-Dec-2013 06:09 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:04 | Faun | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2022 16:49 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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