ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53115
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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1941 |
| Time: | 15:37-52 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7846 |
| MSN: | KL-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 miles off Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch Essex (takeoff at 14:00 hrs) |
The Spitfire nicknamed 'Newfoundland III' went missing while escorting Blenheims to the Oostende power plant (Belgium, Circus 105); it was shot down by Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft 10 miles off Manston.
Pilot / Sgt. J.C. Ward 1165245 RAF / Den Haag cemetery, the Netherlands / washed up 21 October
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1283
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Jan-2012 13:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2021 11:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 23:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Oct-2022 14:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source] |
| 03-Oct-2022 14:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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