Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb AD179,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281180
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 March 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb
Owner/operator:303 (Warsaw-Koscuisco) Sqn RAF
Registration: AD179
MSN: RF-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Missing -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Northolt
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Spitfire AD179: aircraft failed to return from an operational flight off the coast of northern France, 25/03/1942
Crew:
F/O (P.0754) Aleksander WROBLEWSKI (Pol.pilot) PAF - missing

Sources:

1.Spitfire production list
2.AIR81/12895

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Aug-2022 17:01 Nepa Added [Operator]

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