Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I L1043,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138167
 
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Date:Tuesday 12 August 1941
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:57 OTU RAF
Registration: L1043
MSN: 258
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Hawarden, Flintshire
Narrative:
Struck tree on approach.
Cat. C2 damage and written off.
SOC 18/8/41.

Sources:

Spitfire production list
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
24 September 1940 L1043 7 OTU RAF 0 RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2011 19:28 angels one five Added
28-Dec-2011 08:12 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
12-Jan-2012 11:46 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
14-Jan-2012 03:03 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
23-Jan-2012 02:01 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
06-Nov-2012 22:56 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Jul-2013 04:52 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
20-Jul-2013 04:56 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
20-Sep-2013 07:43 angels one five Updated [Operator, Nature, Source]
09-Jun-2015 09:43 Angel dick one Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
10-Feb-2021 18:37 angels one five Updated [Time, Location]

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