ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238775
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| Date: | Saturday 27 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 411 (City of York) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | P8172 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 100 yards off Dungeness, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Ramsgate, Kent |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
P8172: Spitfire IIa - built at CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin XII engine. Delivered to the RAF at 33 MU Lyneham 17-3-41. First issued to 610 (County of Chester) Squadron RAF 19-4-41. To 130 Squadron 27-6-41, then 411 (Canadian) Squadron 22-7-41.
Written off (destroyed) when hit by flak off Le Touquet and abandoned off Dungeness, Kent 27-9-41. According to published sources:
"Joe Mcfarlane had previously also had to bail out of a Spitfire on 27th September 1941. He was hit by flak near to Le Touquet after 411 Sqn were patrolling Montreuil were returning with 2 other Squadrons. His engine quit, streaming oil, at 27,000ft, and his aircraft went down ‘about 100 yds offshore and halfway between Folkestone and Dover’ according to the combat report filed by Squadron Leader McNair upon their return to Manston at 15:30 hrs. After parachuting down on to the cliffs he did well to get back in time for the parade, given on behalf of the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, who was touring their station".
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p006.html
2. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=694.0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2020 22:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Jul-2020 09:32 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2023 17:46 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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