ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 118815
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 334th FSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | BM193 |
| MSN: | CBAF.... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Clacton, Essex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
BM193 Spitfire MkVb. Delivered to RAF at 12MU 10-3-42. To 457 Squadron 27-3-42. To 611 Squadron 30-5-42. To 71 Squadron 3-8-42. To 334 FS, USAAF 1-10-42
Written off when engine cut, and ditched off Clacton, Essex 20-10-42. Pilot killed - pilot was O-885178 2nd Lt Anthony Joseph Seaman. Total Flying Hours 219.10
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p026.htm
http://www.usaafdata.com/?q=node/115547
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 06:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 05-May-2012 13:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2012 01:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 19:17 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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