ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348783
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1942 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 72 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AB150 |
| MSN: | RN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | 15 miles off the coast near Dunkirk -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Biggin Hill |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft took off at 07h25 as part of a 14 Spitfire formation on a sweep to the Ostend - Dunkirk area. When over France, pilot indicated on radio he was experiencing engine trouble and was returning to base. The aircraft was seen trailing black smoke, the pilot was seen to bale out 10-15 miles offshore but was not seen in a dingy nor was he picked up by rescue boats.
Pilot was C/2647 Flying Officer Brady Oscar Parker, an American serving in the RCAF. The body was never recovered, the pilot is commemorated on Panel 99 of the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
72 war time records from The National Archives UK
Personnel file of F/O Parker from Ancestry.ca WW military records (Archives Canada)
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1803838
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=2647&qand=parker&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=AB150
Images:
72 Sqn wartime record for 29 May 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2023 23:36 | tachel | Added |
| 12-Dec-2023 23:37 | tachel | Updated [Total occupants] |
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