Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PL222,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160322
 
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Date:Thursday 31 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn RAF
Registration: PL222
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Sandwich, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF ????
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spitfire PL222 Dived into ground during air test.31/08/1944
Crew:
F/Lt Kenneth William BISHOP (126766) Pilot RAFVR - killed

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Sep-2013 07:06 JINX Added
09-Sep-2013 07:08 JINX Updated [Operator]
27-Mar-2015 19:03 Jixon Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Jun-2015 15:48 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Nature]
30-Aug-2021 09:00 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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