ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169601
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | 07:50 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MK235 |
| MSN: | CBAF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The English Channel, about 8 miles off the English coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
| ALG B.5 Le Fresne, Normandy |
No.421 Sqdn took off from Tangmere at 0730 to make its first of five routine patrols of the day over the Normandy Beachhead.
At about 0750 the pilot of Spitfire MK235 called up on the R/T to say that he had engine trouble and was turning back. Shortly after this the engine cut out completely and the aircraft went down in the Channel.
It is not clear exactly what occurred, but the pilot was sighted by two accompanying pilots floating face down in the water with his parachute open. There was low cloud over the Channel that day, 7/10s to 10/10s, with the cloud base at 2,000 feet. It appears that the pilot attempted to use his parachute, but did not have sufficient height for it to deploy fully.
Pilot:
F/O Robert Wilton MURRAY RCAF- killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
CWGC
Spitfire production list (Contains incorrect details)
RAF Casualties-1944
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2014 20:10 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Sep-2014 20:13 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2014 20:15 | angels one five | Updated [Nature] |
| 07-Sep-2014 20:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2014 03:34 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 11:07 | Opietz | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2021 00:58 | angels one five | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2021 01:04 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2021 02:36 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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