ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228114
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| Date: | Friday 24 May 1940 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9952 |
| MSN: | 165 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dunkerque, Pas de Calais -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rochford, Southend, Essex |
K9952: Spitfire Mk.Ia (c/no. 165). First Flown 28-4-39, Issued to 74 Squadron 2-5-39. Written off (destroyed) when lost (Failed To Return) from a combat air patrol over Dunkirk 24-5-40. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/535): "Spitfire K9952 failed to return from an operational flight off the French coast, 24 May 1940. Sergeant E A Mould: missing, later returned safe"
Reportedly hit by return fire from a He 111 in combat over Dunkirk. Spitfire K9952 was set on fire, and the pilot - Sgt Edward Anthony Mold (RAF 67599) bailed out by parachute. He landed unhurt, and made his was back to his squadron by boat via Dunkirk, arriving back on May 31.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1976 p 80)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/535: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502023
3. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=6545
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?p=249098&postcount=9
5. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/74_squadron.html
6. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Mould.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2019 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Aug-2019 06:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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