ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247173
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb/Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 121 (Eagle) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P8589 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vicinity Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Southend, Essex |
Spitfire P8589 was built as Spitfire Mark IIb and, after service with 616 Squadron, went to Air Services Training (Hamble) on 7/11/1941 for conversion to a Mark Vb by the installation a R-R Merlin Mark 45. Returned to RAF Southend it suffered an undercarriage collapse there and was repaired on site. On 13/8/1942 the aircraft was assigned to 121 (Eagle) Squadron also based at Southend.
P8589 caught fire in flight on 19/8/42 and her pilot P/O Julian OSBORNE (from the USA) was forced to bail out.
The pilot was unhurt in the incident and his Spitfire crashed and burned out. Category E and Struck of Charge on 25/8/1942.
Sources:
1. Spitfire production list
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=P8589
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2021 04:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Jan-2021 09:13 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2021 18:42 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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