ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229866
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 1940 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6705 |
| MSN: | 758 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent (MSE/EGMH) |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
R6705: Spitfire Ia (c/no. 758) First Flown 7-6-40. Delivered to the RAF at 8 MU Little Rissington 7-6-40. Issued to 54 Squadron 10-6-40; shot down by Bf 109 near Manston, Kent 9-7-40. Pilot - P/O Garton - killed.
According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/1055): "Spitfire G6705 [*sic] lost in air operations, 9 July 1940. Pilot Officer J W Garton: report of death"
Airborne for a combat air patrol over the South Foreland, Kent; scrambled at 18:55 hours. One of two 54 Squadron Spitfires shot down in the combat engagement (R6705 and R6708). Believed shot down by a Bf 109 of 3./JG 51 and crashed near RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent
Pilot of Spitfire R6705:
Pilot Officer Jack Wallace Garton RAF 70887; killed in action 09/07/1940, buried at Margate Cemetery, Margate, Kent
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft R1000-R9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1980 p 41
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1055: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502667
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2654722/garton,-jack-wallace/
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p009.html
5. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpost.php?p=22975&postcount=8
6. First of the Few: 5 June - July 1940 By Brian Cull
7. https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/timeline/
8. https://www.netweather.tv/forum/topic/63129-the-battle-of-britain-weather-diary/page/2/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2019 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Oct-2019 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2019 21:39 | juza7 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2023 19:22 | angels one five | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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