ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53344
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| Date: | Thursday 26 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Va |
| Owner/operator: | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R7272 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Goodwin Sands, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rochford, Essex |
Spitfire R7272 : Shot down, aerial combat over St Omer, France, 26 June 1941.
FTR after combat with Bf109 on sweep to Pont-a Vendin. Pilot missing 26-6-41 FH35.40
Crew:
P/O (87450) Clifford Albert NEWMAN (Can.Pilot) RAF: killed;
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1941%20sec_tcm5-7282.pdf
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/_prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-Dec-2011 01:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2012 12:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2012 11:55 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Country] |
| 16-Jan-2012 12:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jun-2013 20:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2022 00:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2023 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [[Location]] |
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