ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170180
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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American Mustang Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 414 (City of Sarnia) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AP206 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 32 miles south of the Scilly Isles -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
The pilot of this aircraft mistakenly fired on a Spitfire of 412 Sqn, RCAF, causing it to dive into the sea. He was then shot down himself by Spitfires.
F/O (J/7420) Frederick Leroy VAUPEL RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20160304173358/
http://rafdavidstowmoor.org/crash-log/view-1943-crash-log
RAF Casualties-1943
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2014 06:08 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-May-2015 21:13 | Paix | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2018 10:25 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Damage] |
| 10-Mar-2018 07:59 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 03:11 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jan-2021 20:58 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 18:05 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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