ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138116
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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1027 |
| MSN: | 241 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Llandow, South Glamorgan |
Spitfire L1027 was built to contract 527113/36 by Vickers Armstrong's (Supermarine) Ltd at Woolston
First flew 22nd June 1939. Fitted out at 20MU 29th June 1939 then sent to 19 Squadron on the 8th October 1939. Then two month later to 602 Squadron on the 21st December 1939. L1027 was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf110 at 16.14hrs on the 11th September 1940. The pilot, P/O Rose managed to crash land but was injured.
Originally from Elswick in the north east of England, Rose moved south to join the RAFVR in March 1939, called up at the outbreak of war he was commissioned in June 1940 joining No.602 Sqn in June 1940 flying Spitfires and serving with the unit throughout the Battle of Britain, claiming three victories. Squadron Leader Nigel Rose was then posted to 54 Sqn at Hornchurch in September 1941 before becoming an instructor in 1942, and also serving in the Middle East. Afterwards he moved to No.54 Sqn before taking on positions in training units. He died on 10th September 2017 aged 99.
L1027 was repaired and sent to 53 OTU, RAF Llandow.
28th September 1941 she was Written off (damaged beyond repair) when the pilot stalled the aircraft which was too high on landing and the undercarriage collapsed. Damage assessed as Cat. E and aircraft SOC 4/10/41
Crew:
Unknown.
Wreckage:
All removed.
Spitfire Mk I L1027, 53 ORU, RAF Llandow: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled too high on landing and undercarriage collapsed. Damage assessed as Cat. E and aircraft SOC 4/10/41.
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1993, Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000 to N9999, p.6.
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p002.html
3. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
Images:
Google Caniston signed prints. Xtra decal.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 16:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 28-Dec-2011 06:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 01:21 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 09-Jan-2012 06:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 23-Jan-2012 02:31 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2012 17:33 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2013 00:54 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2013 00:36 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2015 09:09 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 19-May-2019 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2019 11:01 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Feb-2021 21:32 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 11:11 | Davies 62 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Photo] |
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