ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168270
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| Date: | Saturday 19 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I/PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R7198 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hill near Taliska House, Isle of Skye -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dyce, Aberdeenshire |
| RAF Dyce |
Spitfire R7198 was built early in March 1941 as a standard Spitfire Mark I eight-gun fighter.
It was a presentation aircraft, " Sherwood Forester ".
Converted to a PR Mk IV photo-recce aircraft in mid-1942.
On the 19th of June, 1943 the Spitfire crashed into a hill ( Beinn Nan Cathean ) just to the east of Taliska House on the Isle of Skye whilst descending through cloud on a navex.
Pilot:
Sgt (1467449) John Edwin MOSLEY RAFVR - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2014 21:23 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Aug-2014 22:12 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2015 08:54 | T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2015 02:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 09:19 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 02:59 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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