ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141877
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| Date: | Sunday 15 March 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 317 (Wilenski) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BL805 |
| MSN: | CBAF/JH-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bolt Head, 1 mile SW of Salcombe, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Exeter, Devon |
| RAF Exeter |
Returning after an escort sortie the pilot was unable to locate his home airfield (RAF Exeter) in the foggy weather, and short of fuel attempted a forced landing, in fog, at RAF Bolt Head in Devon. He crashed and was killed.
The aircraft was declared Cat. E and written off.
Pilot:
S/Ldr Jozef Brzezinski PAF - killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2012 13:34 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Jan-2012 13:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 01:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jan-2012 11:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2012 13:47 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2012 15:52 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2013 07:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2013 08:16 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Feb-2014 20:51 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-May-2015 00:36 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2021 21:58 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:14 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2023 21:02 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 05:13 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 05:28 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 06:01 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Destination airport] |
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