ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168095
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| Date: | Saturday 10 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8071 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off RAF Boulmer, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boulmer, Northumberland |
| RAF Boulmer |
Collided in flight with Spitfire P7836 of the same unit during training and crashed in the North Sea.
Pilot killed.
Spitfire P7836 was landed wheels up near RAF Boulmer and was repaired. Pilot safe.
Sgt Leonard Anthony Baker RAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2014 03:07 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jun-2015 13:45 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2018 07:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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