ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22072
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| Date: | Saturday 22 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 19 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7535 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire |
Spitfire P7535 descended and hit the ground shortly after taking off from Duxford.
Normal take off, but lost height in a turn on a left hand circuit. Accident believed to have been caused by the pilot's inability to control his aircraft by reference to instruments in the prevailing conditions of darkness and lack of a visible horizon.
Crew:
Sgt (754214) Bernard William Johnson (pilot) RAFVR, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Bernard Johnson is buried in Southampton (St Mary Extra) Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 23:15 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 07:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2013 09:04 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2013 01:43 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2015 20:27 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2015 18:26 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 23-Jan-2016 15:31 | Apen | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport] |
| 16-Feb-2018 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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