ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152934
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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IV T |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BR651 |
| MSN: | 3112 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
| RAF Dyce |
This Spitfire failed to return from a high altitude photo training exercise to the Belfast area. Possibly overflew Dyce and ran out of fuel over the North Sea. Another possibility is oxygen failure.
Pilot:
Sgt (1387373) Albert Walter Gardner RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties 1943
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2013 01:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 05-Aug-2014 13:39 | J.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2014 04:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2015 08:47 | T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2015 00:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 07:05 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2019 11:33 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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