ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 1880
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 152 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K9902 |
| MSN: | 114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shilbottle, 3 miles SE of Alnwick, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
K9902 Spitfire Mk Ia (c/no.114). First Flown 17-3-39. Delivered to 54 Squadron 22-3-39. Transferred to 152 Squadron 1-3-40 and coded 'UM-W'. Damaged in forced landing after collision 20-4-40, at Shilbottle, 3 miles southeast of Alnwick, Northumberland. Pilot - Pilot Officer Richard Innes - sustained slight injuries.
Wreckage recovered by (and to) 60 MU, where Struck Off Charge 20-5-40
NOTE: The official 152 Squadron Diary/Operations Record Book notes the crash of Spitfire K9902 as being "Stillbottle, Yorkshire" (sic). However, there is no such place in Yorkshire and as 152 Squadron was based at RAF Acklington, Northumberland at the time of the crash Shilbottle, Northumberland, is the most likely location.
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york40/k9902.html
http://www.spitfires.ukf.net/p001.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilbottle
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=105008;article=21298;title=The%20Battle%20of%20Britain%20Historical%20Society%20Discussion%20Forum
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2008 09:16 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Mar-2008 00:04 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2011 03:35 | angels one five | Updated [Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2011 15:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 06-May-2012 15:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2012 17:12 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2019 10:16 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2021 05:29 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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