ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280033
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 54 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6895 |
| MSN: | 853 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
One of three Spitfires caught on the ground at Hornchurch by enemy bombers, the other two being N3110 and X4236. All three aircraft destroyed, all three pilots survived.
Crew:
F/O Alan C. DEERE (NZ.pilot) RAF. Ok
Sources:
1. www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p010.html
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Deere
3.Henk Weltings Global Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 August 1940 | R6895 | 54 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire, England | |
sub |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2022 07:42 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 06-Jul-2022 08:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
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