Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I X4330,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139217
 
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Date:Tuesday 2 June 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:58 OTU RAF
Registration: X4330
MSN: 1095
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:nr RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Engine failure just after take off from Grangemouth.
Written off in the forced landing just south of the airfield.

Sources:

Spitfire production list

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
14 October 1940 X4330 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England sub
Gear-up landing

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Oct-2011 18:15 angels one five Added
12-Oct-2011 18:31 angels one five Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
01-Jan-2012 09:22 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
17-Jan-2012 02:38 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
17-Jan-2012 04:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
23-Jan-2012 12:14 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
24-Sep-2013 23:23 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Jul-2015 19:36 Angel dick one Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
16-Jul-2015 19:53 Angel dick five Updated [Operator]

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