ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240002
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| Date: | Friday 24 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 313 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BM357 |
| MSN: | RY-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Colchester, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Spitfire BM357 (313 Sqn), enemy action over Ostend, Belgium, 24 April 1942.
Sgt Prokop Brazda, who was seriously wounded by FW-190s on 24th April 1942, and escorted back to the UK by P/O Jicha. Brazda managed to make it back to the English coast, but his Spitfire BM357 RY-D spun into the ground near Colchester and he was killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt (787673) Prokop BRAZDA (Cs.pilot) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
AIR81/13639
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 15:15 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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