ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150507
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1940 |
| Time: | c. 14:40 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9969 |
| MSN: | 183 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Norway Farm, Norway Lane, Rustington, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex |
| RAF Westhampnett, West Sussex |
Spitfire K9969: Damaged 18-8-1940: Combat damage plus flying accident whilst on ops. Combat with a Bf.109 over Littlehampton. Hit in port wing, elevator and fuel tank by the Bf109. Wounded and shocked, the pilot decided not to bale out but then collided with the Poling RDF mast and then flew through H/T cables before crash-landing at Norway Farm, Norway Lane, Rustington, Sussex (near the A259 Road). He had a badly strained back and was taken to Chichester Hospital.
Pilot - F/O Peter John Ferguson injured. Note that the official record file of this accident (File AIR 81/2761) give the location as "Littlehampton" (where the combat took place) instead of "Norway Farm, Rustington" (where the aircraft came down)
Aircraft damaged, Cat. AC, but repairable. Repaired and returned to service with 140 Squadron RAF 3-4-41, as such used for photo-recce 'ops' and for this duty was painted bright blue.
Sources:
1. 'Battle of Britain-Then and Now'
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1976)
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2761: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472124
5. http://simviation.com//lair/crash%20sites%20wsussex1939-45.htm
6. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/FergusonPJ.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1940 | K9969 | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland | |
sub |
| 11 September 1944 | K9969 | 761 Sqn FAA RN | 0 | RNAS Henstridge / HMS Dipper, Somerset | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2012 02:58 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-May-2019 18:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2021 06:37 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2023 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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