ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160210
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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire F Mk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PK382 |
| MSN: | CBAF. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hooton Park, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire |
| RAF Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave, Suffolk |
Spitfire F.22 PK382: Delivered to the RAF at 33MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 27-8-45. To VA KEE (Vickers Armstronge Keevil, Trowbridge, Wiltshire) for modifications 8-8-46. Issued to 610 (County of Chester) Squadron 17-3-49 at RAF Hooton Park, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 26-6-49 when crashed at RAF Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave, Suffolk. Engine failed, undershot forced landing. Cause attributed to an incorrect coolant pump being fitted due to imprecise instructions in the aircraft maintenance manual. In flight, the oil pump and coolant pump gears meshed together incorrectly, and this, in turn, led to engine vibration and loss of coolant. The pilot reacted to the engine overheating by closing the throttle, and making a glide approach to RAF Martlesham Heath. but undershot the landing, and collided with the perimeter hedge.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings - A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat losses 1946-1949 by Colin Cummings p.507
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. 610 Squadron ORB 1-6-1946 to 31-3-1957: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2516: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505154
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p085.html
6. https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/79578-pk382
7. https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/PK382
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._610_Squadron_RAF#Post-war
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Martlesham_Heath#Postwar_RAF_Fighter_Command_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2013 03:20 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Mar-2014 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 07-Aug-2023 21:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Destination airport]] |
| 20-Aug-2023 09:15 | Nepa | Updated [[[Operator, Destination airport]]] |
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