ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58477
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X4818 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Goole Fields, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton in Lindsey |
X4818 was flown by Sqn Ldr A.E.Johnson who was the Chief Flying Instructor at RAF Kirton in Lindsey. He was on a training flight when a student pilot released the safety catch on his guns and accidentally shot down S/L Johnson's aircraft. He bailed out, the Spitfire crashed in a field near Goole and the pilot landed in the River Ouse. Unfortunately he was dragged under by his parachute and drowned.
Sources:
War Diary - 53 OTU - RAF Kirton in Lindsey.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2009 05:58 | BLUEKINGCROFT | Added |
| 15-Mar-2010 21:48 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 07:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2013 03:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2014 11:00 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 20:17 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 29-Apr-2021 05:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase] |
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