ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345241
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 1947 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire F Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | AFS RIAF |
| Registration: | TP256 |
| MSN: | 6S 672261 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shahbad Gunnery Ranges, Kurukshetra district, Haryana -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India |
| RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TP256: Spitfire FR XIV, MSN 6S 672261. Built by Vickers Armstrongs (Supermarine) at Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, with Griffon G65 engine. To 6MU RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire 22-5-45. To 82MU RAF Lichfield, Fradley, Staffordshire 19-6-45 for packing and crating for shipment overseas. Shipped on the ss 'Empire Gambia' 5-8-45, arriving India 30-8-45. To ACSEA (Air Command South East Asia) 13-9-45. To AFS (Advanced Flying School), RIAF at RIAF Ambala, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, India
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4-3-47; during an air to ground live firing sortie over the Shahbad Gunnery Ranges, one of the propeller blades became detached due to a failure of an earlier repair. The engine then began to emit smoke, and crashed on the Shahbad Gunnery Ranges, Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India, as the pilot was unable to maintain control of his aircraft. The pilot was killed.
Crew of Spitfire TP256
Pilot Officer (IND/3320) Terence Henry Storey RIAF (pilot, aged 22) - killed on active service 4-3-47; Buried or commemorated at Delhi/Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials, New Delhi, Delhi Capital Territory, India
The Shahbad Gunnery Ranges are located in India, in the sub-division of Kurukshetra district within the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated on the left bank of the Markanda River, 20 km (12 miles) south of Ambala Cantonment and 22 km (14 miles) from the historical city of Kurukshetra.
Aircraft destroyed, formally Struck Off Charge 27-3-47 as Cat. E(FA)
Sources:
1. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.275
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p113.html
3. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/TP256
4. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/80167-tp256
5. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3320
6. https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=43661
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/TP256
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambala_Air_Force_Station#History
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2595516/terence-henry-storey/
10. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18462497/terence-henry-storey
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahabad_Markanda
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2023 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Sep-2023 08:40 | Nepa | Updated |
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