ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140366
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| Date: | Friday 5 February 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | AP216 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea near Prestatyn Ranges, Flintshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Flintshire |
Plt Off. David Shingleton-Smith of 41 OTU RAF was killed on 5 February 1943 when his Mustang Mk I AP216 hit a pole and crashed into the sea at Prestatyn Ranges, Flintshire.
Sources:
http://www.caribbeanaircrew-ww2.com/?cat=41
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7852-430205-Unaccounted-airmen-5-2-1943
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?1297-Bombing-Ranges/page20]
https://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm?lat=53.34896303972394&lon=-3.368039131164551&gz=16&oz=8%3E=1
http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/wales/wales/denbighshire-sir-ddinbych/prestatyn/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2011 04:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 11-Dec-2011 04:23 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 04-Dec-2012 12:53 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2017 09:37 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2018 08:02 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2021 18:47 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase] |
| 28-Dec-2023 17:18 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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