ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165479
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AA923 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Sea, about 20 miles east of Skegness -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey |
Failed to return from a convoy patrol about 20 miles off the Mablethorpe-Skegness area. It is believed that control may have been lost while flying in cloud.
Pilot:
F/Sgt (R/64723) Maynard Miller WAITE RCAF - killed.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
cwgc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2014 03:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 03-Jul-2014 05:24 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 10:50 | Coumes | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2015 02:55 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2015 06:04 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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