ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230118
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 1 CACU RAF |
| Registration: | P8548 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yew Tree Farm, near Sittingbourne, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Detling, Kent |
| RAF Stn Detling, Kent |
This Spitfire was being operated by No.1 Coastal Artillery Co-operation Unit when it collided in mid-air with Spitfire Mk Vb AD388 of 132 Sqn, RAF. Both aircraft crashed near Sittingbourne, Kent, and were destroyed.
The pilot of P8548 died in the accident
P8548 was a presentation aircraft ' ASSAM III '.
Pilot:
F/Lt Henry Lloyd David TANNER 61309 RAFVR (age 21) is buried at Streatham Park Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list and other.
CWGC.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 03:39 | angels one five | Added |
| 02-Nov-2019 08:51 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2021 02:04 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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