ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87282
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 September 1940 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1040 |
| MSN: | 255 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Felpham Golf Course, Bognor Regis, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westhampnett, Sussex |
Engine failed on night patrol & bellylanded. Cat. E
Pilot:
Sgt (740713) Douglas William ELCOME RAFVR, was rendered unconscious in the crash and hospitalised.
(Sgt Elcome went missing from a routine patrol on 26/10/40.)
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1940.
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2011 18:33 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Jan-2011 18:35 | angels one five | Updated [Date] |
| 28-Dec-2011 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 22:15 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 21:10 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2012 13:16 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2012 13:17 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-May-2013 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2013 13:07 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2013 20:39 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Mar-2015 08:29 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 16:28 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2016 13:37 | JINX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 18-Jan-2016 17:38 | JIXN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2021 18:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2023 16:22 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 08-Aug-2023 20:23 | angels one five | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
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