ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247212
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 453 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MH487 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coombe Hill, just west of Eastbourne, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
| RAF Redhill, Surrey |
453 Squadron was replacing some of its aircraft prior to a move to France in a few days time.
Spitfire MH487 was being flown to RAF Redhill by Flt/Sgt Douglas Saunders for this purpose.
For reasons unknown the plane crashed on Coombe Hill just to the west of Eastbourne.
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.417422) Douglas Graham Saunders (pilot) RAAF : killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://aircrewremembered.com/saunders-douglas-graham.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2021 08:14 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Jun-2023 07:29 | Nepa | Updated |
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