Spitfire P8586 Mk IIa - Operational - 1941-08-31 to 1941-08-31
Squadron: 412 (F) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1941-08-31
Completion Date: 1941-08-31
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Digby
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Crash City: England
Crash Specifics: into the North Sea near Waddington, Lincolnshire
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: midair
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War Diary Unavailable
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412 Falcon Squadron (Promtus ad vindictum) RAF Digby. Pilot Officer W R Hughes (RCAF) was killed when his Spitfire IIa aircraft P 8586 was in a mid-air collision with 44 Squadron RAF Hampton I aircraft. The Hampton crashed near RAF Waddington, while the Spitfire crashed into the nearby North Sea near Waddington, Lincolnshire, England. The three aircrew members aboard the Hampton were also killed in addition to Pilot Officer Hughes in this flying accident

unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

unvetted Source 1941 Lincolnshire aviation incident Logs - BCAR.org.uk

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