Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb AD395,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141876
 
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Date:Sunday 15 March 1942
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:16 FPP ATA
Registration: AD395
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Breconside Farm, NW of Thornhill, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Flew into high ground in cloud on a delivery flight to 331 Sqdn, Skeabrae.
Pilot killed.

First Officer Alexander Scott, Air Transport Auxiliary, R.I.P.






Sources:

Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jan-2012 12:59 angels one five Added
13-Jan-2012 13:04 angels one five Updated [Date]
15-Jan-2012 13:36 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator]
17-Jan-2012 01:48 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
17-Jan-2012 05:09 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
17-Jan-2012 05:15 Anon. Updated [Operator]
23-Jan-2012 11:42 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2012 14:44 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2012 15:33 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
12-Nov-2012 22:28 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
08-Jul-2014 22:11 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
15-Jun-2015 06:47 Uzi Updated [Operator, Narrative]
23-Aug-2018 03:20 angels one five Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
19-Nov-2018 20:26 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
29-Jan-2021 22:01 angels one five Updated [Time, Narrative]

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