ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153835
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 145 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P7493 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Tangmere, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
| RAF Tangmere |
P7493 was involved in a mid-air collision with P7737 of the same unit on return from a patrol.
Both Spitfires crashed and both pilots were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt (41753) Leonard Walter STEVENS (pilot) RAF- killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1941
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2013 00:52 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Mar-2013 00:59 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2013 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2013 08:09 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 13-Jun-2015 17:45 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 05:45 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2023 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities, Location, Narrative]] |
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