Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I K9967,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150508
 
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Date:Tuesday 30 May 1939
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF
Registration: K9967
MSN: 181
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Abbotsinch, Glasgow (GLA/EGPF)
Destination airport:RAF Drem, East Lothian
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Spitfire K9967 (c/n 181 - 181st production Spitfire).
08/05/39: First flown at Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire.
10/05/39: Delivered to 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron, RAF as "ZT-O".
30/05/39: Substantially damaged in a wheels-up landing at RAF Drem, East Lothian.
03/06/40: To MMO for repairs.
17/06/40: Returned to service with 7 OTU, RAF Hawarden, Cheshire

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 80)
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p001.html
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1288-Unaccounted-airmen-13-9-1940
4. http://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/K9967

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
14 September 1940 K9967 7 OTU RAF 0 RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Nov-2012 02:58 angels one five Added
27-Mar-2013 12:46 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jul-2013 13:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
05-Aug-2013 06:30 JINX Updated [Operator, Location]
18-Aug-2013 13:03 angels one five Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
24-Aug-2013 07:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
24-Aug-2013 07:52 Nepa Updated [Location, Destination airport]
10-Oct-2013 06:13 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
14-Nov-2013 07:00 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
17-Nov-2013 05:24 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature]
18-Dec-2013 18:21 Nepa Updated [Operator]
01-Mar-2014 22:46 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
20-Jan-2016 17:33 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
21-Jan-2016 17:34 Django Updated [Operator]
22-Jan-2016 06:34 JINX Updated [Operator]
13-Feb-2018 21:47 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
30-Mar-2018 15:54 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Feb-2021 05:24 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative]

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