ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247879
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| Date: | Saturday 27 July 1940 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 609 (West Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3023 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | English Channel off Weymouth, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Operation - Convoy Patrol.
The aircraft was shot down by fighter pilot Oberleutnant Gert Framm of the 2./JG 27 based at Plumetot landing ground in France, who was flying a Bf 109E.
Pilot Officer J.R. Buchanan is missing in action and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=52804
Bing Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N3023&qand=&exc1=&exc2=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2021 13:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Mar-2024 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator] |
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