ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160885
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| Date: | Friday 9 April 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | CGS RAF |
| Registration: | P7678 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Sutton Bridge |
Spitfire P7678 was being operated by the Central Gunnery School when it crashed whilst practicing stern attacks on a Wellington bomber. Dived into the ground.
Pilot:
F/O (NZ403999) Gordon Griffith Thomas, RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
RAF Casualties-1943
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2013 07:16 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Jun-2015 17:04 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2020 23:42 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2021 17:15 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Phase] |
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