ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2590
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| Date: | Friday 30 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Va |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1061 |
| MSN: | 276 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea off the Wirral, Cheshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Rednal |
L1061 was built as a Mark I and first flew on 15/7/39.
Converted to a Mark Va by the installation of a R-R Merlin 45 engine by AST late in 1942.
Destroyed when it dived into the sea off the Wirral, Cheshire. Cat. E and written off the books.
W/O (R/117257) Arthur Cameron LEADBEATER RCAF - killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Spitfire production list.
RAF Casualties-1944.
CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1940 | L1061 | 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2008 01:44 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Aug-2011 17:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2011 18:03 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 12:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2013 01:17 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2013 02:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 07:23 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2014 04:35 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2015 06:22 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2019 20:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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