ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22111
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| Date: | Friday 13 September 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 7 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4159 |
| MSN: | 998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tattenhall, near Broxton, Chester, Cheshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Cheshire |
| RAF Hawarden |
The aircraft dived into the ground during a practice dogfight.
Oxygen failure.
Crew:
Sgt Dermot David Samuel EDGAR (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 23:17 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2011 05:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Nov-2012 01:14 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2012 17:03 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 23-Nov-2012 17:06 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2014 02:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2015 10:09 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2023 16:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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