ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137856
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N3185 |
| MSN: | 426 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Brentwood, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Spitfire N3185, (KL-G): Written off (destroyed) 15/5/40 when struck the ground and crashed near Brentwood, Essex. Struck off charge as Cat.E.
Crew:
P/O (J/41474) Donald Sprague ROSS (pilot) RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/N3185
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2109: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471439
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N3185
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p003.html
5. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2953304
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2953304/ross,-donald-sprague/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2011 17:31 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2012 19:35 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2019 22:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2021 05:33 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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