Incident Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX PL187,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160307
 
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Date:Sunday 31 December 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SPIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
Owner/operator:332 (Norw.) Sqn RAF
Registration: PL187
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Fairwood Common, Glamorganshire, South Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Fairwood Common, West Glamorgan
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Jettison tank fell off on take-off & damaged fuselage, not repaired.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Sep-2013 19:58 JINX Added
28-Mar-2015 08:18 Jixn Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
07-Feb-2020 10:53 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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