ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239975
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R7163 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 km west of the railway station Corton, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catterick, Yorkshire |
Spitfire R7163, 313 Squadron, aircraft accident, 27 May 1941.
gt J. Gutvald. He took off at 17:05hrs on a Spitfire R7163 for an altitude flight of up to 6,000 m and then was guided to the airport. According to the testimony of P / O A. Hochmal, his machine flew out of the clouds at a height of 1,500 m and crashed uncontrolled about 1.5 km west of the railway station Corton, where it exploded. The pilot's body was not found.
Crew:
Sergeant J Gutvald (Czech pilot) RAFVR; killed;
Sources:
https://ceskoslovenstiletci.cz/313-perut/
AIR81/6636
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 09:30 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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