ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165716
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| Date: | Thursday 18 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Vickers Armstrong Ltd |
| Registration: | BR643 |
| MSN: | 3061 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lurgashall, West Sussex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Henley-on-Thames |
| RAF Henley-on-Thames |
A brand new aircraft, assembled at Henley. First flew 18/6/42. Destroyed 18/6/42.
Engine failure, hit trees in a forced landing, crashed, and caught fire.
The pilot was killed.
SOC 18/7/42.
Flying Officer Colin Robert Jarred (27) RAFVR, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
Colin Jarred is buried in Dereham Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://brew.clients.ch/raf41sqdn.htm
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=85
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 14:02 | angels one five | Added |
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