ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163909
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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7839 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bewholme, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield |
Control was lost in a steep turn. The spin was checked, but the Spitfire failed to recover from the resulting dive in time.
Category E and written off the books.
Pilot:
Sgt (NZ402911) Andrew Albert TAYLOR, RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Andrew Taylor is buried at Leconfield (St Catherines) Churchyard.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2014 23:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Jun-2015 15:09 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2021 08:59 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2023 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Phase, Narrative]] |
| 28-Jul-2023 19:55 | angels one five | Updated [[[Time, Phase, Narrative]]] |
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