ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151328
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 761 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | P7287 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Yeovilton /HMS Heron, few miles N of Yeovil, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset |
Built in July 1940 as a Mk IIa 8-gun Spitfire.
Converted to a Mk Va with a Merlin 45 engine in January 1942.
Converted to a Seafire in March 1944.
Crashed on 1/9/44 when landed with the wheels up.
Declared Cat. E and SOC on 24/10/44.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2012 15:12 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-May-2013 07:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2013 23:58 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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