Gear-up landing Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk I X4330,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150654
 
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Date:Monday 14 October 1940
Time:16:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
Owner/operator:616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn RAF
Registration: X4330
MSN: 1095
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey
Narrative:
Wheels would not lower on return to base after a routine patrol.
Belly-landed.Aircraft repaired.
Crew:
Sgt R.V. HOGG (pilot) RAFR - unhurt.

Sources:

Spitfire production list

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 June 1942 X4330 58 OTU RAF 0 nr RAF Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Nov-2012 20:57 angels one five Added
02-Jun-2013 18:37 Nepa Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
25-Feb-2014 00:56 angels one five Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative]
02-Jun-2015 10:45 Coumes Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]

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