ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140437
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| Date: | Sunday 3 March 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 CU PDU RAF |
| Registration: | N3186 |
| MSN: | 427 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Heston, Middlesex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heston, Middlesex |
| RAF Heston |
First Flown 21-11-39; to 2 Camera Unit, Photographic Development Unit, (2 CU PDU), RAF, operated by Heston Aircraft Ltd, Heston, Middlesex from 22-1-40 on camera installation trials. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when overshot landing during trials at Heston, and hit airfield beacon 3-3-40.
To AST Hamble 8-4-40 for repairs; not repaired and SOC 13-5-40.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p003.html
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=N3186
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2011 01:56 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Dec-2011 05:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 12-Jan-2012 00:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Jan-2012 23:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 22-Jan-2012 20:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Nov-2012 13:59 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2012 20:46 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2013 07:35 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2015 19:00 | Jixn | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 08-May-2015 21:13 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2015 19:16 | Heil | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 11-May-2019 22:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2019 15:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2021 05:36 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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