ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169605
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 1944 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 421 (Red Indian) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NH415 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Normandy Beachhead, north of Caen -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ALG B.2, northeast of Bayeux |
Spitfire NH415: In a head-on collision in the air with Spitfire MJ824.
NH415 lost a wing in the impact and caught fire, spinning to the ground 1,200 feet below.
Pilot:
F/Lt (J/4924) Frank Joel CLARK RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
http://www3.sympatico.ca/angels_eight/421black.html
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2014 22:47 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-May-2015 11:09 | Opietz | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2021 02:29 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2022 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:04 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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