ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74422
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| Date: | Monday 14 December 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7295 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ridge between Cadair Berwyn and Cadair Bronwen, Denbighshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Rednal |
Crashed into high ground whilst flying in cloud.
The pilot, Sgt Pierre Louis Rene Degail, Free French Air Force, suffered broken legs in the crash and died from these injuries and exposure before he could be rescued.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire Production list.
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/wales/supermarine-spitfire-p7295-cadair-berwyn/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2010 03:57 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-May-2010 04:00 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 28-Dec-2011 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2012 02:55 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2012 02:55 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2012 13:22 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2012 15:51 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 17:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 03:24 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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