ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 273646
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Date: | Monday 1 June 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
Owner/operator: | 350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | BL936 |
MSN: | MN-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
Location: | North Sea off Ostend, West Flanders -
Belgium
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Spitfire BL936 "White 1":Took off for a escorting bombers over Bruges, Belgium. 01/06/1942
He was leading 350 Sqdn and The Squadron was heavily engaged by 20 FW 190s. W/Cdr Gordon was separated from the Squadron and never returned. A search party was later sent, but he was never found.
Crew:
W/Cdr (36075) John Arthur Gerald "Pete" GORDON (pilot) RCAF : missing believed killed
Sources:
1.AIR81/14714
2.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17386213
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 May 1942 |
BL476 |
350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
1 |
Missing - English Channel |
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mis |
4 June 1942 |
EN835 |
350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
1 |
North Sea |
|
mis |
13 June 1942 |
W3446 |
350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
1 |
Sprowston Road, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
|
w/o |
10 August 1942 |
W3214 |
350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
1 |
Missing - English Channel. |
|
w/o |
27 August 1942 |
AB912 |
350 (Belgian) Sqn RAF |
1 |
Missing - English Channel. |
|
w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2022 10:37 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
07-Nov-2022 08:08 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Damage] |
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