ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118806
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 109th OSqn /67th OGp USAAF |
| Registration: | BL660 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wellington, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Atcham /AAF Sta.342, Shropshire |
Spitfire BL660 Mk Va, Built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory. Delivered to the RAF at No 12 MU 16-5-42, assigned to 307 Squadron 1-10-42, Repairs On Site, assigned to HQ 8th Fighter Command 21-10-42.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29-3-43: After takeoff from RAF Atcham, Shropshire on a sector reconnaisannce mission in Spitfire VB BL660, involved in a mid air collision with another plane from the same squadron. The other pilot was Daniel Scott in Spitfire VB P7849. Planes went down near Wellington, Shropshire.
Crew:
2nd Lt (O-660206) Edward "Elmer" D. SMITH (pilot) USAAF was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p024.html
2. http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/51933
3. https://en-gb.facebook.com/RAF.ATCHAM/posts/1187197841293012:0
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294452/edward-d-smith
5. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1943O.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2019 02:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2019 13:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2020 18:10 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2021 12:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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