ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276962
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Seafire Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 880 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | LR856 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Hatson, Orkney, Scotland, UK |
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Pilot, Sub Lt, I J Cohen RNVR, flying 880 Squadron, Seafire III LR856 was killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from RNAS Hatson, Orkney, Scotland, UK on 21st March 1945.
Sub Lt Cohen is buried in Willesden Cemetery, Middlesex, UK.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p055.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/RoyalNavyFleetAirArmDatabase/?q=cohen&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/search?serial=lr856&model=&factory=&engine=¬es=
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/92775-lr856
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2022 12:30 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 31-Mar-2022 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Operator] |
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