ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192555
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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1943 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 52 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | AR240 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 2 January 1943 Sgt Raymond Britto of 52 OTU RAF was killed in an accident on RAF Aston Down airfield.
The engine of his Spitfire Ia AR240 failed and he attempted to glide in, but spun, crashing
near the watch tower building.
Sources:
http://www.caribbeanaircrew-ww2.com/?cat=11&paged=16
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p021.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Down
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2017 15:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 02-Jun-2018 07:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2019 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2020 03:32 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2021 11:38 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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