ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253802
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| Date: | Thursday 18 June 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 58 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P8644 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bogside Station, Clackmannanshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stn Grangemouth, Scotland |
| RAF Grangemouth |
During an air exercise the pilot of this aircraft took avoiding action by making a steep dive. In the pull up from the dive the starboard wing of the Spitfire detached and the aircraft crashed and burned out.
The pilot was killed.
P/O William Manley BUTLER J/10151, RCAF (21) is buried at Grangemouth Grandsable Cemetery.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAFWeb.org Casualties 1942.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2021 04:49 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-May-2021 00:39 | angels one five | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:01 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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