ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22116
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| Date: | Monday 30 September 1940 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 64 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9564 |
| MSN: | 669 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Watton, 4 miles north of RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire |
The Spitfire P9564 collided in mid-air with Spitfire K9805 and crashed while making a forced landing .
Spitfire P9564 SOC 7 October, 1940.
Crew:
P/O (45092) Adrian Francis LAWS DFM (pilot) RAF- killed.
Adrian Laws is buried in the Wells-next-the-Sea Cemetery.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
cwgc
Images:
Sgt. Adrian Francis Laws was my grandfather, this is his squadron plaque
Sgt. Adrian Francis Laws was my grandfather
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2008 23:17 | Anon. | Added |
| 28-Aug-2011 20:47 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2011 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2012 03:51 | Anon. | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]] |
| 08-Jan-2012 03:51 | Anon. | Updated [[[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]]] |
| 08-Nov-2012 16:25 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2014 01:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 16:52 | Fuxs | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2023 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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