ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157683
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RB142 |
| MSN: | 4935 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Newhaven -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Harrowbeer, Devon |
| RAF Harrowbeer |
Control was lost when the Spitfire flew through the explosion of a V-1 flying bomb the pilot had just fired at.
The Spitfire crashed near Newhaven and the pilot was killed.
F/O (136433) George Mercer McKinlay RAFVR - killed in action.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2013 23:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Jul-2013 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2014 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Apr-2014 08:12 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:13 | Unites | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2019 23:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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