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Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1947 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX |
Owner/operator: | 73 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PT477 |
MSN: | CBAF. |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Ta Kali (Ta'qali) -
Malta
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Ta Kali (Ta'qali), Malta |
Destination airport: | RAF Ta Kali (Ta'qali), Malta |
Narrative:PT477: Spitfire LF. IX. Built by CBAF (Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory) with Merlin M66 engine. To 33MU RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire 31-7-44. To 215MU Locharbriggs, Dumfries 11-8-44 for packing and crating for overseas shipment. Shipped on the SS. 'Queens Park' 13-9-44, arriving Casablanca, Morrocco 23-9-44. Cat E flying accident 12-3-45. To 73 Squadron, RAF at Prkos, Yugoslavia by 30-4-45. To RAF Hal Far, Malta July 1945, later to RAF Ta Kali (Ta'qali), Malta
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 198-47: Port tyre burst during take-off at RAF Ta Kali, Malta, but pilot managed to get airborne safely, before suffering from engine trouble. He managed to return for a wheels-up landing without suffering any injuries. According to a quote from the squadron’s ORB (see link #4): “This is the third mishap on the Squadron in a week, it’s hoped that the run of bad luck has now finished”.
Not repaired; struck off charge 25-9-47 as Cat. E(FA)
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 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.330
3. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
4. 73 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR27/2430/4:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8420259 5. "RAF Write offs 1947": Air Britain Aeromilitaria No. 1978:
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1978.pdf 6.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/p092.html 7.
https://allspitfirepilots.org/aircraft/PT477 8.
https://www.avialogs.com/spitfire-and-seafire-registry/item/87229-pt477 9.
https://aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19401949/tabid/650/language/en-GB/Default.aspx 10.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._73_Squadron_RAF 11.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Ta_Kali#Post_war Location
Media:
Spitfire Mark IXs of No. 73 Squadron RAF, undergo servicing and refuelling at Prkos, Yugoslavia 30 April 1945 (IWM/Crown Copyright - public domain)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Sep-2013 05:04 |
JINX |
Added |
26-Mar-2015 20:00 |
Cliford |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
06-Nov-2021 16:59 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location] |
29-Aug-2023 17:01 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [[Location]] |