ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229852
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 2 TEU RAF |
| Registration: | P8547 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sheardale, Clackmannanshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Grangemouth, Scotland |
| RAF Stn Grangemouth |
This Spitfire was being operated by No.2 Tactical Exercise Unit when its engine caught fire in flight. The pilot shut the engine down at once and attempted a forced landing in which his aircraft touched down at a high speed and crashed. The pilot died from his injuries 24 hours later.
Pilot:
Warrant Officer Ramo Digamber Garware (25) 1190419, RAFVR is buried at Leigh (Saint Catherine) Churchyard,
Gloucestershire.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
58 OTU/2TEU Casualties.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2019 09:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 09:54 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2019 08:53 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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