ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158932
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| Date: | Friday 21 August 1942 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 57 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7564 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beeches Farm nr RAF Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Flintshire |
| RAF Hawarden |
Spitfire P7564 had just taken off from Hawarden on a training exercise and was still in the circuit.
At about 2,000 feet the pilot noticed that the movement of the throttle felt strange and as he investigated the lever sheared off at about the pivot. This happened when the throttle was almost closed. The pilot tried to re-open the throttle by reaching under the quadrant and moving the lower part of the lever, but was unable to shift it.
The Spitfire was landed wheels up on Beeches Farm just to the northwest of the airfield.
Declared Cat. E and written off.
Pilot:
P/O Robert Keith HOLLOW RAAF suffered an injury to his right eye and was treated in the RAF Hawarden Station Sick Quarters.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2013 23:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-Jun-2015 09:52 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2020 21:06 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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