ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230432
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 April 1944 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R6762 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles south of RAF Eshott, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eshott, Northumberland |
| RAF Eshott |
Spitfire R6762 was approaching its base to land when it collided head-on with a USAAF P-47D Thunderbolt that was pulling up from a dummy strafing run on a convoy of vehicles below.
Both planes crashed and were destroyed. Both pilots lost their lives.
The pilot of the Spitfire was RAFVR Sgt Kai Arthur Knagenhjelm (19) from Norway.
R.I.P.
Sources:
RAFWeb Casualties-1944.
Spitfire production list.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2019 04:37 | angels one five | Added |
| 06-Nov-2019 04:53 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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