ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152124
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 1943 |
| Time: | 14:48 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7826 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Just outside the boundary of RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton in Lindsey |
P7826 had received major damage to its port wing in a mid-air collision with P7293 just a few minutes before.
On left base leg to an emergency landing at Kirton in Lindsey and at a height reported to be between 600 and 1,000 feet, the Spitfire stalled and spun into the ground.
Pilot:
F/O (150065) Joseph Percy HUNT RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
CWGC
RAF Commands Forum.
http://www.rafcommands.com/Images/Form412/11_43_No.53OTU/DSCF1312.JPG
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2012 14:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-Jul-2015 09:31 | Angel dick five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2020 05:10 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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