ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165983
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| Date: | Friday 22 September 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk IIa |
| Owner/operator: | 61 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | P7920 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Rednal, Shropshire |
| RAF Rednal |
The Spitfire's undercarriage was damaged in a landing but the pilot managed to climb away. As the landing gear was now unsafe the pilot the pilot elected to make the next landing with the wheels up.
Assessed as Category B damage initially, the plane was later re-assessed as Cat. E and written off the books on 28/11/44.
Sources:
Spitfire production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 14:26 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Apr-2015 19:47 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 18:49 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jun-2015 05:47 | Angel dick one | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 01-Feb-2021 21:30 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location] |
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