Accident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb BL840,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240001
 
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Date:Friday 10 April 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:313 Sqn RAF
Registration: BL840
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Missing over France -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hornchurch, Essex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spitfire BL840 (313 Sqn), enemy action over Northern France, 10 April 1942.
Crew:
Sergeant F Pokorny (Cs.pilot) RAFVR : missing believed killed;

Sources:

AIR81/13370

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Aug-2020 15:02 Nepa Added [Operator]
18-Apr-2022 05:02 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Damage]

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