ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242734
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 1940 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 92 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6838 |
| MSN: | QJ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thames estuary off Allhallows, Rochester, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill, Kent |
The aircraft failed to return from a patrol; it was shot down over the Thames.
Sergeant K.B. Parker did not survive; his lifeless body washed up on Terschelling island (the Netherlands) on 29 November. Today, he still rests there.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0871A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1941 | AB779 | 92 (East India) Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea 20 km N of Ostend, West Flanders |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2020 19:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-May-2023 08:57 | Nepa | Updated |
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