ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240035
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| Date: | Monday 8 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 310 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD468 |
| MSN: | NN-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
Spitfire AD468, (310 Sqn) aircraft accident at RAF Dyce, 8 December 1941.
Practicing night landings and take offs. Aircraft spun into ground, after steep climbing turn.
T/o 18:05hrs and after the t/o he started to climbing steeply. After the first turn to the left it was clear the aircrafts was to slow and then - evidence just from watching the navigational lights from the ground - the Spitfire spun into ground at 18:07hrs. Pilot make an attempt to bail out as he was unstrapped and his parachute was partially opened...
Crew:
Porucznik (P/0321) Wilhelm SNIECHOWSKI (Pol.pilot) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
AIR81/1078
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2020 09:39 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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