ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222617
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 February 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk 18 |
| Owner/operator: | 28 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TP424 |
| MSN: | KEA. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lantau Island, SW of Kai Tak -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spitfire FR.18 TP424, "T" of 28 Squadron RAF: Written off (destroyed) 14/1/1950 when crashed into a hillside at Lantau Island, South West of Kai Tak while flying in low cloud
Crew:
PII (1192198) Kenneth SUTCLIFFE (pilot) RAF - killed.
Sources:
1. The Straits Times 19 February 1950, p.1
2. Last Take off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings P.34
3. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TP424
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p113.html
5. http://veterans.mod.uk/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=R1057
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2019 19:31 | TB | Added |
| 05-Mar-2019 20:02 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2020 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2020 06:55 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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