ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150506
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 28 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9970 |
| MSN: | 184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Digby, Scopwick Heath, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
Spitfire K9970: First Flown 10-5-39. To 602 Squadron 'LO-D' 12-5-39. To 611 Squadron 'DW-V' 4-6-40. Substantially damaged landing at base with the U/C retracted after returning from air firing practice, RAF Digby'
Crew:
P/O J.W. Lund (pilot) RAF uninjured.
Aircraft repairable: To 1 CRU (Civilian Repair Unit) for repairs 3-8-40. To 610 Squadron 29-8-40.
On 30-8-40, P/O Eric Stanley Aldous, flying K9970 as 'DOGROSE Blue 2', shared in the destruction of an He 111 of 11./KG 1 in action over Kent around 11.20 hours
To 602 Squadron 14-12-40; written off when engine failed, crashed forced-landing near West Kilbride 6-1-41. Declared Cat E and SOC 17-1-41
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (Jmes J Halley, Air Britain 1976)
2. Battle of Britain Then and Now
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
4. http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/lincolnshire-plane-crashes-during-world-war-ii
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1940-incident-logs#jul
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?12752&p=74978#74978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2012 02:58 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-May-2013 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2014 11:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 29-May-2015 10:46 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 31-May-2019 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2021 06:07 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2021 06:27 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2023 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation