ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268497
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 303 (Warsaw-Kosciusco) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD269 |
| MSN: | RF-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Normandy-le-Wald, near Market Rasen, Lincs. England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton-in-Linsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton-in-Linsey |
Spitfire AD269 crashed on a training flight. Control was lost when flying in bad weather and the aircraft dived into the ground. The Spitfire was totally wrecked but there was no fire.
Pilot:
F/O (P.1737) Ryszard Franciszek STANKIEWICZ (pol.pilot) PAF - killed instantly in the crash.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAFweb
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2021 02:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Oct-2021 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2021 17:48 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2022 23:59 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2022 17:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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