ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161507
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Date: | Monday 21 April 1941 |
Time: | |
Type: | Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
Owner/operator: | 74 (Tiger) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | P7740 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | RAF Manston, Kent, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Destination airport: | RAF Manston |
Narrative:Presentation aircraft 'Bankline'. Unit code ZP-P.
Crashed and disintegrated after striking a windsock mast whilst landing in formation at Manston.
Did not burn. NCO pilot Peter May hospitalised.
Wreckage to AST on 29/4/41 for repair (!), to Station Flight, Middle Wallop 6/7/41, to 5 MU, Kemble 6/6/42.
Sources:
Spitfire production list.
http://74squadron.org.uk/Newsletters/Tiger%20News%2048%20for%20website.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Oct-2013 08:32 |
angels one five |
Added |
18-Oct-2013 22:52 |
angels one five |
Updated [Narrative] |
18-Oct-2013 23:30 |
angels one five |
Updated [Operator] |
02-Jun-2015 15:31 |
King |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport] |
01-Feb-2021 16:59 |
angels one five |
Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
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