ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225527
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9360 |
| MSN: | 543 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
First Flown 14-2-40; delivered to the RAF at 6 MU 25-2-40. Issued to 222 (Natal) Squadron, RAF Hornchurch 16-3-40 as ZD-M
Written off (Destroyed) while taking off in an air raid at RAF Hornchurch, Essex 31-8-40. Spitfire P9360 was frequently flown at this time by Pilot Officer Laurie (Herbert Laurence) Whitbread. However, he had gone into combat earlier the same day on Spitfire L1010, so it cannot be confirmed that he was at the controls at the time. Struck Off Charge 19-9-40 as Cat.E(FA)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1980
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
3. http://www.nwamuseum.co.uk/WESTESSEXcrashesMishaps3WW2.pdf
4. https://www.netweather.tv/forum/topic/63129-the-battle-of-britain-weather-diary/page/5/
5. http://www.ourfinesthour.net/some-of-the-few/pilot-officer-laurie-whitbread/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 19:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 30-May-2019 12:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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