ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150348
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 February 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa/Va |
| Owner/operator: | 1406 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | P8259 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dunnet Head, Caithness, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness |
Spitfire P8259 was wrecked when it spun into the ground in a practice dogfight.
Pilot:
Sgt (1378417) Hugh Karl Marx THOMSON RAFVR- killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2012 06:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Dec-2014 08:44 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2015 19:58 | Fuxs | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2015 04:03 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-May-2015 13:01 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2021 01:53 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2021 02:04 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type] |
| 05-Feb-2021 02:20 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2021 10:13 | fanda | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Aug-2022 23:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Aug-2022 23:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2023 02:18 | angels one five | Updated [[Operator, Source, Operator]] |
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