ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172505
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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | DGRD A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | P8273 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | One mile N of Over Wallop, Test Valley district of Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Farnborough, Hampshire |
| RAF Farnborough |
Spitfire P8273 was being operated by the Director General of Research and Development, Airframe and Armament Experimental Establishment at Farnborough when it crashed after completing a high altitude test flight.
At the conclusion of test phase of the flight the pilot began performing aerobatics at a low height, in the course of which the plane hit the ground and was completely destroyed.
Crew:
F/Lt (37849) Samuel Alexander ELLABY (pilot) RAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=67
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2014 23:38 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-Dec-2014 23:41 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 19-Jun-2015 21:00 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 23:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2023 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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