ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168149
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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8080 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heckley High House Farm, north of Alnwick, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott, Northhumberland |
| RAF Eshott |
Presentation aircraft 'Horwich'.
Control lost during air combat practice. Spun into the ground and was wrecked. The pilot, Sgt David Royds RAAF, survived, injured.
P8080 was written off the books.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?7977-430301-Unaccounted-airmen-1-3-1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2014 11:33 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-Jun-2015 08:58 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2021 02:17 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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