Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I P9516,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155027
 
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Date:Saturday 29 November 1941
Time:dusk
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:132 (City of Bombay) Sqn RAF
Registration: P9516
MSN: 658
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tillymaud Farm, Longhaven, Aberdeenshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Destination airport:RAF Peterhead
Narrative:
Returning to base at the end of a convoy patrol. Weather deteriorating.
The Spitfire flew into the ground in poor visibility and was wrecked.
Cat. E and SOC.
Pilot:
P/O (106186) Donald Thomson McLAREN RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

RAF Casualties-1941
Spitfire production list
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Apr-2013 01:52 angels one five Added
28-May-2013 19:26 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
10-Jun-2013 20:55 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
25-Sep-2013 00:05 angels one five Updated [Operator, Source]
04-Jun-2015 16:46 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Jan-2022 19:48 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
09-May-2022 21:11 angels one five Updated [Narrative]

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