ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159439
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| Date: | Friday 23 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7607 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | High ground, near Adare Street, Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
| RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
Spitfire P7607 (Mk.IIa) assigned to 53 OTU RAF Llandow. The aircraft hit the ground trying to recover from a dive ½ mile west of Aberceredin School, Adare Street, Gilfach Goch, Glamorgan 23rd April 1943. (At approximate co ordinates 51.5963708 N, 3.478721 W). Destroyed By Fire on impact. The Norwegian Pilot Sgt J.M. Hals was killed.
Sergeant John Martin Hals RNoAF (Pilot, Norwegian)(Killed) Buried Bergen Solheim Cemetery
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1996, Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000 to R9999, page 68.
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p004.html
3. http://www.bridgendsheritage.co.uk/media/43452/memoriesofevanstownandgilfachgoch.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?6926-53-OTU-Spitfire-IIa-P7607-23rd-April-1943/page2&styleid=3
5. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 17:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Jul-2015 20:15 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2019 17:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 10:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-May-2021 19:30 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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