ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157764
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| Date: | Thursday 25 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1054 |
| MSN: | 269 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles SE of Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
| RAF Llandow, South Wales |
Spitfire L1054 of 53 OTU, RAF Llandow: Written off (destroyed) when lost height after take-off and dived into the sea 1.5 miles South East of Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire.
First flew 7th July 1939. 9 MU on the 17th and with 611 Squadron on the 9th August 1939. Then to 152 on the 15th February 1940. She was involved with operation Dynamo (Dunkirk) and sustained Cat'2 in a flying accident on the 7th August 1940 and thereby missing any more involvement in the Battle of Britain.
After repairs L1054 went to 58 OTU in Scotland on the 28th December.
Spitfire L1054 came to 53 OTU on the 15th September only to be lost and
Written off (destroyed)! L1054 was seen to lose height after take-off and dived into the ground, 1.5 miles South East of Llantwit Major.
Crew:
Sgt (R/74748) George Frederick Parker (pilot) RCAF- killed.
Wreckage:
Some was found washed ashore along with the body of the pilot. But the majority still remains just off shore.
Additional informaton:
Son of Charles H. Parker and Mabel R. Parker, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Spitfire L1054 of 53 OTU, RAF Llandow: Written off (destroyed) when lost height after take-off and dived into the sea 1.5 miles South East of Llantwit Major, Glamorganshire. Pilot killed
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1979, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 to L9999, p.5
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?3733-Unaccounted-Spitfires-September-1941
5. http://ciapoldiescorner.blogspot.com/2009/09/
6. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2717400
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2013 11:36 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Sep-2013 00:32 | angels one five | Updated [Nature] |
| 10-Jun-2014 19:58 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2015 20:29 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2019 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 11:01 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 19:59 | Davies 62 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2023 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]] |
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