ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152271
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| Date: | Monday 13 September 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc |
| Owner/operator: | 453 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | EE727 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trevellas, just south of RAF Perranporth, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | RAF Perranporth, Cornwall |
| RAF Perranporth |
The pilot of EE757 missed his landing approach at Perranporth and was climbing away for a second attempt when the aircraft hit a telegraph pole and wires, stalled, and then crashed into a cottage.
An occupant of the building, Mrs A. Walker received serious injuries and her 4-year-old son Barry was killed.
F/Sgt (Aus414505) Mervyn Francis NOLAN RAAF - killed.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1943
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2013 02:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Jan-2013 03:03 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2013 15:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature] |
| 12-Sep-2013 11:46 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 09-Jun-2015 08:33 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2023 20:19 | angels one five | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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