Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc EE625,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163402
 
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Date:Tuesday 16 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc
Owner/operator:303 (Warsaw-Koscuisco) Sqn RAF
Registration: EE625
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Funnels Farm, Nutley, Sussex -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Horne, Surrey
Destination airport:RAF Horne, Surrey
Narrative:
Engine fire in the air.
The pilot attempted to make a forced landing, but hit trees and crashed.

F/Lt (P.2069) Zbigniew Józef Marszalek PAF, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Zbigniew Marszalek is buried in Northwood Cemetery.
(See also Spitfire P8660 accident, 24/2/43).

Sources:

1. Spitfire production list.
2. RAF Casualties-1944
3. PAF in Great Britain after the war

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jan-2014 01:04 angels one five Added
03-Mar-2014 17:56 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
23-Apr-2014 07:59 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
05-Apr-2015 11:48 Lorenzo Lamas Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Apr-2015 03:57 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
25-May-2015 00:17 Oezil 007 Updated [Operator]

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