ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170001
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| Date: | Sunday 21 December 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 308 (City of Kraków) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8183 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near South Lytham Pier, Ribble Estuary, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodvale, Lancashire |
| RAF Woodvale |
Catastrophic structural failure in flight. Probably during the recovery from a dive.
The port wing of the Spitfire broke off and the aircraft dived into the sand of the Ribble Estuary.
Pilot:
F/O Edmund Krawczynski PAF - killed.
R.I.P.
P8183 was written off the books on 29/12/41. Please note, some references to this accident incorrectly state that the Spitfire was a Mark V.
Sources:
1. production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2014 19:02 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jan-2015 06:45 | DB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2015 08:40 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 00:26 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2016 06:25 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2016 19:07 | HB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2021 09:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2021 21:28 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature] |
| 21-Oct-2021 19:44 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Jul-2023 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [[Source]] |
| 25-Aug-2023 20:46 | angels one five | Updated [[[Source]]] |
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