ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175210
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| Date: | Monday 6 April 2015 |
| Time: | 17:12 |
| Type: |  Vickers Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR Mk XVIIIe |
| Owner/operator: | Spitfire Ltd |
| Registration: | G-BUOS |
| MSN: | 6S-672224 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Humberside Airport, Kirmington, South Humberside -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Humberside Airport (HUY/EGNJ) |
| Humberside Airport (HUY/EGNJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Historic Vickers Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR Mk XVIIIe G-BUOS (painted in RAF marks as "SM845/R")was damaged in a fire at the airport. The extent of damage sustained to a historic Spitfire after it caught fire at Humberside Airport is unclear. Fire crews were called to the site to tackle a fire involving the iconic plane.
The Spitfire was outside a hangar on the airfield when the fire started. Airport fire crews extinguished the blaze at 5.12pm yesterday (Monday) prior to the arrival of Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.
An inspection was carried out and the incident was left with airport personnel. Damage to the historic fighter plane is unknown at this stage. However, there are some eyewitness reports (see links below) that the damage was caused by - and confined to - a small engine fire when the engine was being started and "run up to speed"
Humberside Airport declined to comment on the incident.
Sources:
1. https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/Historic-Spitfire-damaged-Humberside-Airport/story-26297555-detail/story.html
2. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66182
3. https://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Iconic-Spitfire-Humberside-Airport/story-26293942-detail/story.html
4. http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=112503&hc_location=ufi
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?134514-Spitfire-damaged-in-a-fire-at-Humberside
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2015 11:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Apr-2015 13:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2015 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2015 20:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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