ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247044
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| Date: | Thursday 2 July 1942 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | P8583 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holmes Farm, Crowland, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Sutton Bridge |
Spitfire P8583 was being operated by the Central Gunnery School RAF when it collided head on in the air with a Hampden bomber, P2067 during a training exercise. The Spitfire crashed and the pilot lost his life.
The Hampden, from No.14 OTU. had its starboard engine torn off by the impact and was forced landed in a field at Deeping St Nicholas. The pilot, Flt Sgt Hill, and the other crewmembers were uninjured.
Sgt Charles Ian Scott RAFVR 1382097 was killed in a flying accident. He is buried at Sutton Bridge ( St Mathew ) Churchyard.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
https://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2021 00:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Jun-2022 23:07 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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