ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1740
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| Date: | Saturday 1 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 610 (County of Chester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1013 |
| MSN: | 226 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Gravesend, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
L1013 Spitfire Mk.Ia (c/no. 226). First Flown 12-6-39. Delivered to the RAF at 5MU Kemble 14-6-39. First issued to 164 Squadron. Transferred to 610 (County of Chester) Squadron 3-10-39 and coded 'DW-F'. Damaged beyond repair whilst on operations 1-6-40: crash landed at Gravesend, Kent.
Damaged on operations.
Struck Off Charge (SOC) 1/6/40
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000-L9999
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p002.htm
http://610squadron.com/about.php?cmd=about_aircraft
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2008 22:35 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Feb-2008 23:09 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-Mar-2008 15:24 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2011 21:18 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2012 14:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 06-May-2012 15:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2012 00:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Nov-2012 20:24 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2013 07:03 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 01-Aug-2013 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 19-Jul-2021 11:51 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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