ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202313
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| Date: | Friday 29 November 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6907 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Field Grove, near Durweston, north of Blandford, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Spitfire R6907 crashed into woodland at Field Grove, near Durweston. 29/11/1940
The Crew:
P/O John Woodward Allan (pilot) RAF: is thought to have fainted through lack of oxygen and was killed in the crash.
In 1978 a granite memorial was placed at the crash site, replacing a plaque on the trunk of a tree hit by the plane.
This Spitfire had been delivered on 9 July 1940 and was accepted by 152 Sqn on 19 August. It was officially struck of charge on 16 January 1941.
Sources:
https://www.aerosociety.com/Assets/Docs/About_Us/Branches/Dorset%20Aviation%20Past%20and%20Present.pdf
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1518-P-O-John-Frederick-Woodward-Allen-KOAS-29-11-1940
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p010.html
http://www.whataddress.co.uk/postcode/dt11-0dy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2017 16:02 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 15-Feb-2018 08:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2023 09:05 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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