ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315442
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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC |
| Owner/operator: | 33 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BP179 |
| MSN: | RS- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Landing Ground 154 -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Landing Ground 154 |
33 Sqn Hurricanes and 601 Sqn Spitfires were scrambled simultaneously. Dust clouds on the airfield caused by the multiple aircraft taking off greatly reduced visibility for the 2nd group taking off. This Hurricane collided with 601 Spitfire BR409 with enough force to destroy both aircraft and kill both pilots.
Pilot was J/6495 Pilot Officer Erle Walter Ollen-Bittle (RCAF)
Sources:
Pilot Officer Erle Walter Ollen-Bittle personnel file from RCAF Archives
33 Sqn wartime archives from The National Archives UK
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2112789
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=Ollen-Bittle+&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=Ollen-Bittle&searchfield=lastname&type=all
Canada Air War 1942
33 Sqn RAF Roll of Honour https://33squadronassociation.co.uk/rollofhonour.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2023 01:04 | tachel | Added |
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