ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176259
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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 1942 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AR426 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF Holme-upon-Spalding Moor, East Yorks -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath |
| RAF Breighton |
This Spitfire was sent from 41 Sqdn's base at RAF Martlesham Heath to RAF Binbrook on the morning of 20/6/42 for reasons not clear, but as Binbrook was a bomber base it was probably to carry out fighter affiliation training for bomber crews.
From Binbrook the Spitfire was flown to RAF Holme-upon-Spalding Moor where the pilot had lunch with two friends.
At about 1345 the pilot took off, climbed to about 1,000 feet before diving and making a run down the airfield about 80 to 100 feet above the ground. The Spitfire was then pulled up into a climbing roll from which it slipped badly upon recovery, losing height and crashing. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot lost his life.
Two friends of F/O Allen who watched the take off later reported: “The aircraft took off and climbed to about 1000 feet, circled the drome and then flew down over the drome at about 80 to 100 feet. It then pulled up and started a climbing roll. The machine slipped badly in coming out of the roll and the aircraft lost height with one wing going down
until it was out of site behind buildings. Both P/O Summers and I heard the crash about 3 seconds after. Allen called to see Summers and myself. We had lunch together and Allan was his usual self in all respects. P/O Summers and I took him to his machine.”
Pilot:
F/O (Aus404842) John James Allan RAAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RC09125_002--1-.pdf
' Blood, Sweat and Courage ' by Steve Brew, pub. by Fonthill.
Spitfire production list
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/ar426.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2015 08:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-May-2015 08:19 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 20:50 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2016 08:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2018 22:58 | Red Dragon | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 16:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2019 18:42 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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