ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229700
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8505 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bomere Heath, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Stn Rednal |
Crashed after a mid-air collision with Spitfire P8195 of the same unit in a practice dogfight.
The pilot of P8505 was killed.
Pilot:
F/O Terence Blachford O'Reilly 402535 RAAF killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Terence O'Reilly is buried at Oswestry General Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
http://www.authpro.com/cgi-bin/auth.fcgi?user=RAFWEB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2019 06:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Nov-2019 20:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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