ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151137
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| Date: | Saturday 6 February 1943 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 53 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | K9801 |
| MSN: | 18 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Stormy Down, Bridgend, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Llandow, Glamorgan |
Engine failure (coolant leak) at 7,000 feet.
The pilot, F/S G.S. Wilson, did not have quite enough height to make it to Stormy Down airfield and landed wheels-up nearby.
Aircraft repairable.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 October 1940 | K9801 | 7 OTU RAF | 0 | Norley, west of Northwich, Cheshire, England | |
sub |
| 6 January 1943 | K9801 | 53 OTU | 0 | Near RAF Stormy Down | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2012 23:51 | angels one five | Added |
| 20-Jun-2015 09:25 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2017 22:05 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
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