ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156477
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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 6 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | JF844 |
| MSN: | 4632 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Luckley Farm, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brize Norton ? |
| RAF High Ercall |
JF844 was a newly-built Spitfire ( first flight 15/8/43 ) and was being ferried from 6 Maintenance Unit at Brize Norton ( or possibly Barton Abbey ) to 222 MU ( Packing Depot ) at High Ercall.
It crashed in bad weather near Stow-on-the-Wold and was written off. Its pilot, from 6 Ferry Pilot Pool RAF, died in the crash.
Crew:
Second Officer William C. Lyndon Humphrey ( Eire ) ATA - killed
Sources:
Spitfire production list
ATA Casualties
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2013 01:00 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Jun-2013 01:19 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 06:50 | Uzi | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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