ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89890
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 1945 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 92 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MT685 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Imola -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bellaria airfield, Rimini |
| Bellaria airfield, Rimini |
Three Spitfires of 92 Squadron, 244 Wing, took off from their base at Bellaria at 1143 on 12/4/45 to bomb enemy positions.
The formation was being led by the CO of 244 Wing.
Arriving over the target at about 1215 the leader told his two companions to orbit overhead while he marked the target for them.
As the Spitfire dived through about 5,000 feet one of the leader's bombs detonated prematurely either on release or when still attached to the aircraft. The Spitfire disintegrated in the blast and its pilot was killed.
There was no evidence of flak in the area at the time. Another 92 Sqdn Spitfire had been destroyed in similar circumstances in the previous 24 hours.
W/Cdr (41818) Ronald Edward BARY DSO DFC m.i.d. RAF - killed
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2236953
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2011 03:03 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 03:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2012 15:44 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2012 19:37 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2013 02:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 16-Sep-2013 07:54 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2014 23:15 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2015 11:00 | Anthony G. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2020 18:43 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2020 09:07 | INV | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2020 21:14 | J155 | Updated [Location] |
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