ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228141
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| Date: | Friday 24 May 1940 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9455 |
| MSN: | 618 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South of Calais, Pas de Calais, Hauts de France -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
P9455: Spitfire Mk.Ia (c/no. 618) First Flown 7-4-40. Delivered to the RAF at 9 MU RAF Cosford 10-4-40. Issued to 54 Squadron, RAF 19-4-40 as "KL-T". Written off (destroyed) when lost (Missing) from combat air patrol over Calais, Pas de Calais, France. Pilot - Flying Officer T N Linley killed 24-5-40. Total Flying Hours 21.15.
Took off from RAF Hornchurch, Essex for a combat air patrol over the Calais area. Reportedly shot down by a Bf-109 piloted by Fw Schmidt of 1./JG.51 south of Calais. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (file AIR 81/543): "Spitfire P9455 crashed near Calais, France, 24 May 1940. Acting Flight Lieutenant T N Linley - report of death".
Crew of Spitfire P9455
Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Thomas Nevil Linley, RAF 39617, age 25, killed in action 24/05/1940, buried at Calais Southern Cemetery, Calais, Pas de Calais, France
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 53)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/543: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502031
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2214659/linley,-thomas-nevil/
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p009.html
5. http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5410
6. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/54_squadron.html
7. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/spitfires-over-dunkirk-24-5-1940-linley-phillips.31558/ .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2019 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Aug-2019 17:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2019 06:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 23:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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