ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259426
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 December 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIb |
| Owner/operator: | 2 TEU RAF |
| Registration: | P8650 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Couper Angus, Perthshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grangemouth, Scotland |
| RAF Grangemouth |
Spitfire P8650 was being operated by No.2 Tactical Exercise Unit (formerly No.58 OTU) when it crashed whilst on a low flying exercise. The aircraft struck a tree and then flew into the ground at Couper Angus, Perthshire. The Spitfire was destroyed in the accident, and the pilot lost his life.
Flt-Sgt John Morgan JONES RAFVR, 1313908, is buried at Bwlchygroes Independent Chapel graveyard.
R.I.P.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
RAF Commands Forum.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2021 05:47 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-May-2021 19:29 | Adelaida | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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