ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174350
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 April 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8366 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Car park at Minehead Station, West Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
| RAF Llandow |
In collision with Spitfire P8249 of the same unit during air combat practice.
Crash-landed in the southern side of the car park at Minehead Railway Station and wrecked.
Declared Category E (write off) and sent to Air Service Training. No further record.
Sgt R.H. Orlebar survived with injuries.
Sources:
Spitfire production list and other.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2015 09:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Mar-2015 09:19 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2015 09:41 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2021 00:22 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Phase] |
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