ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168016
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| Date: | Monday 26 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8040 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lower Hall Farm, Picton, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Flintshire |
| RAF Hawarden |
Engine failure. In the course of the ensuing forced landing near Picton, Cheshire, the pilot attempted to avoid
buildings, and the Spitfire stalled and crashed.
Pilot:
Sgt Jan MACHÁLEK RAFVR, received fatal injuries.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4643-Cause-of-Death
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2014 03:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Jun-2015 10:24 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2015 10:27 | Iwosh | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:00 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2019 17:32 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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