ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247248
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| Date: | Thursday 15 February 1945 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 124 (Baroda) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PV212 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mundesley Sanitorium, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Spitfire PV212 was destroyed and its pilot was killed when aircraft crashed on a building at Mundesley Sanitorium, Norfolk. The pilot was making a practice dive-bombing attack and was unable to pull up from his dive in time.
The building was being used as a barracks and a soldier died in the impact.
Flt/Sgt Pelham Bolton Allen RAFVR, and Private Eric Melley, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment-killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list and other.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2021 19:17 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2021 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
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