ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269530
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| Date: | Monday 11 November 1940 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: | Fiat CR.42 Falco |
| Owner/operator: | 95 Squadriglia Regia Aeronautica |
| Registration: | MM5701 |
| MSN: | 326 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Orfordness beach, Suffolk, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eechlou (Eeklo), Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
| - |
En-Route on a bombing raid to Harwich, Essex England the aircraft was forced to land on the shingle beach at Orfordness, Suffolk following engine overheating due to a fractured oil pipe. The pilot Sergente Pietro Salvadori becoming a prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/78-AF-952-Fiat-CR42-Falco.pdf
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/46228/MM5701
https://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/fiat-cr-42-restoration-update-june-2021.html
http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/royal-air-force-museum-hendon/fiat-cr-42-falco-mm5701-13-95-95-squadriglia-18-gruppo-group/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_CR.42_Falco
FlyPast February 1989
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2021 17:46 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 11-Nov-2021 17:49 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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