ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90231
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1940 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R6635 |
| MSN: | 724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leinster Road, Laindon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch Essex |
F/L John Terence Webster DFC RAF - killed in a collision during air combat.
Aircraft believed to have disintegrated over Wickford following a collision with Hurricane of F/L Lovett of 73 Squadron.
Body recovered and identified from papers and identity card.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050316104131/http://brew.clients.ch:80/CombatRpt41.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2011 12:30 | ThW | Added |
| 09-Sep-2011 05:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2011 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 19:06 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2013 06:48 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2015 20:27 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 30-Jul-2017 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Jul-2017 06:35 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
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