Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb W3642,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53138
 
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Date:Wednesday 17 September 1941
Time:15:25-55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF
Registration: W3642
MSN: LO-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:English Channel -
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kenley Surrey
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spun into Channel during dogfight while flying a cover patrol for Blenheim aircraft (Circus 95).

Pilot Officer A.R. Tidman 86345 RAF / Bergen op Zoom cemetery (the Netherlands) / attached from 123 Sqdn



Sources:

SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1265A

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 August 1944 PL155 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 1 Near headland of Selsey Bill w/o
11 April 1945 SM234 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF 0 B.106 Twente Airfield, Overijssel w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
30-Dec-2011 06:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
16-Jan-2012 13:47 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
19-Aug-2021 08:28 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
07-Jul-2022 06:44 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Oct-2022 13:21 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Location, Source]
03-Oct-2022 13:21 TigerTimon Updated [Departure airport]

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