ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165348
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1943 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7902 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doddington Hill, about 23 miles NW of RAF Eshott, Northhumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott |
| RAF Eshott |
Collided with Hurricane Mk I of 59 OTU during a mock dogfight. Both planes crashed and both pilots lost their lives.
Sgt Fergus Hulton RNZAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
rafcommands forum
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2014 02:13 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jun-2015 09:07 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2019 06:08 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 01:47 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2019 01:48 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2021 19:05 | angels one five | Updated [Phase] |
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