Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa P8588,
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Date:Tuesday 21 October 1941
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa
Owner/operator:132 (City of Bombay) Sqn RAF
Registration: P8588
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pitlurg Railway Station, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
Destination airport:RAF Peterhead
Narrative:
Presentation aircraft 'Scawfell '.
Engine failure during formation flying practice.
Crashed in forced landing.

Sgt (1376331) A.G. Russell (pilot) RAFVR injured.


Sources:

1.Spitfire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Oct-2014 00:41 angels one five Added
04-Jun-2015 16:41 Angel dick one Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
08-Oct-2019 06:20 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
05-Jul-2023 17:50 Nepa Updated [[Narrative]]
19-Aug-2023 03:39 angels one five Updated [[[Narrative]]]

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