ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171559
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| Date: | Thursday 9 December 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Va |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8237 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rhos-Fach Farm, southwest of Oswestry, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Rednal |
Spitfire P8237 first flew in early May 1941 as a Mark IIa. It was converted in September 1941 to a Mark Va by the installation of a Merlin 45 engine.
On the 9th of December, 1943 this aircraft was wrecked when it crashed on high ground near Oswestry during a training flight. The pilot was killed.
Pilot:
P/O Jan Heilman-Rawicz, Polish Air Force, killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/PolishHonourRollDatabaseSearch/?s=50&q=jan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2014 02:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 17:48 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 00:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
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