ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225088
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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8508 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea, 5 miles south of Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
This Spitfire was built by Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory and, at time of loss, was assigned to 53 OTU (Operational Training Unit), RAF Llandow. The aircraft crashed into the sea 5 miles South of Porthcawl, Glamorgan, on 10th September 1942, killling the pilot, Flight Sgt Walter G. MOORE (Service Number 1109733, aged 22). The pilot's body was never recovered, and his name is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 75.
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1996, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999, page 78
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p007.html
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1077103/moore,-walter-gordon/
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?6551-420910-Unaccounted-airwomen-and-airmen-10-9-1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2019 20:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-May-2019 11:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 03-Jul-2019 01:41 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2019 02:46 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature] |
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