ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171874
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| Date: | Monday 23 February 1942 |
| Time: | 10:36 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD391 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, the Thames Estuary near Shoeburyness -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Southend, Essex |
| RAF Southend |
Spitfire AD391 (313 Sqn); aircraft crashed into the Thames Estuary near Shoeburyness on return from a convoy patrol, 23 February 1942.
At 09:55hrs Red and Yellow Sections of 313 Sqdn took off to carry out a routine local area patrol at between 500 and 1,500 feet.
At 10:36hrs the No. 2 aircraft of Yellow Section was seen by eyewitnesses to strike the surface of the sea while flying at low altitude, bounce twice, then dive in. The body of the pilot was recovered shortly after the accident. The Spitfire was written off the books.
Pilot:
Sgt (788038) František BOHNISCH (cs pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
RAF Southend 1940-1944 ' author Peter Brown.
http://www.czechspitfireclub.cz/?sekce1=cs_letci&sekce2=stihaci_v_raf&pismeno=b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2014 17:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Dec-2014 21:03 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2015 20:01 | James JUMP | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2015 14:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location] |
| 09-May-2015 13:03 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2020 09:10 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2021 08:09 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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