ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22053
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 1940 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6901 |
| MSN: | 857 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea off Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire |
Spitfire R6901: Took off for Operational sortie over the Flamborough area. 07/09/1940
Missing. Believed to have crashed in the sea after R/T failure.
Crew:
P/O (P.76755) Walenty Krepski (pilot) PAF: Killed
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 12:06 | Anon. | Added |
| 03-Aug-2008 23:14 | Anon. | Updated |
| 11-Feb-2011 19:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 21:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 23:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jun-2023 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
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