ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164387
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 243 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MK668 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Loppia - Fornaci di Barga -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Poretta (Corse) |
Crashed on the banks of the Serchio river attempting an emergency landing after engine failure due to combat with Me.109s. Pilot Sgt William Clement Spencer (24) RAFVR was killed in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.comune.coreglia.lu.it/attachments/073_056_18%20-%20Il%20Giornale%20di%20Coreglia%20Marzo%202008.pdf (p.7)
RAF.Org-Casualties 1944.
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2014 15:50 | jollyroger | Added |
| 28-Aug-2019 21:01 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2019 20:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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