ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 256513
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MB877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Lympne, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lympne, Kent |
Spitfire MB877 in collision with Tiger Moth II DE575 on take off, Lympne. Both aircraft written off. Both pilots killed.
Pilot of MB877:
F/Sgt (1333690) Roger Lee SHORT (21) RAFVR - killed.
Roger Short is buried at Hawkinge Cemetery.
Pilot of DE575:
F/Sgt (1218157) Clifford ODDY (21) RAFVR, also from 41 Sqn - killed.
Clifford Oddy is buried at Leeds (Armley) Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 79)
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york39/k9849.html
3. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/aircrewprofile.php?AircrewID=11686
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119800162
3.ORB 41 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 09:26 | Jixon | Added [Operator] |
| 03-May-2021 10:02 | Jixon | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2022 20:34 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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