ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233752
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 1942 |
| Time: | 21:55 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc |
| Owner/operator: | 66 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AB496 |
| MSN: | LZ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field Frythens Farm near St.Erth, Cornwall, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Spitfire AB496 T/o at 21:20 hrs for night training exercise.The Spitfire AB496 collided with the Spitfire AB 462. Crashed at 21:55 hrs. 24.3.1942
Crew:
Sgt Norman (Aus404315) William David NORMAN (aus.pilot) RAAF - killed
Sources:
Spitfire production record
RAF Casualties-1942
cwgc
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 January 1940 | N3036 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England | |
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| 4 January 1945 | SM296 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Ossendrecht, Noord-Brabant |  |
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| 23 March 1945 | RK918 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | B.85 Schijndel Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
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| 1 April 1945 | TB714 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | Knoevenoordstraat road, Hall, Gelderland | |
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| 19 April 1945 | SM202 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | B.106 Twente Airfield, Overijssel | |
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| 20 April 1945 | TB836 | 66 Sqn RAF | 0 | Rijksstraatweg between Culemborg - Geldermalsen; Gelderland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2020 17:35 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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